Mi U-Si Explained

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Thiri Maya Dewi Mi U-Si
သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မည်ဦးစည်
Reign: April 1392 – 1421
Succession:Queen of the Central Palace of Hanthawaddy
Predecessor:Thiri Yaza Dewi
Successor:unknown
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Razadarit
House:Hanthawaddy Pegu
Father:Saw Ye-Bein
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Thiri Maya Dewi Mi U-Si (Burmese: သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မည်ဦးစည်, in Burmese pronounced as /θìɹḭ màjà dèwì mì ʔú sì/[1]) was a principal queen of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.

Brief

According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the queen was the youngest daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mi U-Si (မည်ဦးစည်). She had two elder sisters Mwei Ohn-Naung and Mwei Auk[2] In April 1392, she became a senior queen of King Razadarit, with the title of Thiri Maya Dewi (Pali: Sirimāyādevī). Her two sisters were also raised as queens at the same ceremony.[2]

She and her sisters were first cousins once removed of the king. Their father was a first cousin of Razadarit. Their paternal grandfather Binnya Thein was a noble from Chiang Mai who after a disagreement with the king of Chiang Mai had sought refuge at the court of King Binnya U. Their paternal grandmother was Tala Saw Lun, a daughter of King Saw Zein.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. In modern Burmese pronunciation, her name would be pronounced in Burmese pronounced as /mjì ʔú sì/. But the Mon name မည် has been transliterated as "Mi" in Burmese pronounced as /mì/ (as in Tala Mi Daw).
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 203
  3. Pan Hla 2005: 204