Khay Ma Naw Explained

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Khay Ma Naw
Reign: May 1545 – 30 April 1550
Succession:Co-chief queen consort of Burma
Predecessor:Dhamma Dewi of Toungoo
Successor:Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Tabinshwehti
House:Toungoo
Mother:Ma Kyaik
Birth Place:Pegu (Bago)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Khay Ma Naw (Burmese: ခေမနော, in Burmese pronounced as /kʰè mə nɔ́/) was the chief queen of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty from 1545 to 1550.[1] The ethnic Mon queen was an adopted daughter of wealthy woman in Pegu (Bago), who had found her as a young child in the field by her cattle.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Htin Aung 1967: 111
  2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 209–210