May Hnin Thwe-Da Explained

Consort:yes
May Hnin Thwe-Da
Reign:30 January 1287 – 14 January 1307
Coronation:5 April 1287
Succession:Chief Queen Consort of Martaban
Predecessor:new office
Successor:unknown
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Wareru
Issue:May Hnin Theindya
House:Phra Ruang Dynasty
Father:Ram Khamhaeng
Mother:unknown
Birth Date: 1250s
Birth Place:Sukhothai
Death Place:Martaban (Mottama)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

May Hnin Thwe-Da (မေဏင်သောဲဍာ; Burmese: မေနှင်းသွယ်တာ, in Burmese pronounced as /mè n̥ɪ́ɴ θwɛ̀dà/; also spelled "မည်နှင်းသွယ်ဒါ", "Mi Hnin Thwe-Da";,, "Lady Soidao") was the chief queen consort of King Wareru of Martaban. The queen was a daughter of King Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai. Circa 1281/82, while her father the king was away on a campaign, Princess Thwe-Da eloped with Wareru, a captain of the royal palace guards.[1] The couple fled to Wareru's native Tagaw Wun village (present-day Bilin Township, Mon State in Myanmar), then part of the neighboring Bagan Kingdom.[2]

Her husband later seized the local governorship of Martaban (Mottama).[3] Thwe-Da became the chief queen consort of Martaban in 1287 when her husband officially revolted against Bagan with her father's support.[4] The rebellion was successful, and her husband went on to consolidate all three Mon-speaking regions of Lower Burma in the 1290s.[5]

Thwe-Da and Wareru had at least one daughter, May Hnin Theindya, who later became a wife of Tarabya of Pegu.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Pan Hla 2005: 19
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 20
  3. Pan Hla 2005: 21, 23
  4. Pan Hla 2005: 24–25
  5. Pan Hla 2005: 33–34
  6. Pan Hla 2005: 30