Min Mya Hnit Explained

Consort:no
Min Mya Hnit
မင်းမြနှစ်
Reign: – 1440s?
Succession:Duchess of Twinthin
Predecessor:?
Successor:Shwe Einthe
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Thinkhaya of Twinthin
House:Mohnyin
Father:Minye Kyawswa I of Ava
Mother:Min Hla Nyet of Ava
Birth Date: mid-to-late 1420s[1]
Birth Place:Ava (Inwa)
Death Date:1440s
Death Place:?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Min Mya Hnit (Burmese: မင်းမြနှစ်, in Burmese pronounced as /mɪ́ɰ̃ mja̰ n̥ɪʔ/) was the only child of King Minye Kyawswa I and Queen Min Hla Nyet of Ava.[2] She married her first cousin Thinkhaya of Twinthin during her father's reign (1439–), and died during the early reign of her uncle King Narapati I of Ava (r. 1442–1468).[3] Her husband later became known as Gov. Thihapate II of Pakhan.[4]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as given in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle. Her parents were double cousins.[5]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 272) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61): Her parents were married in May 1426.
  2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 80
  3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 70
  4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 70, 80, 83
  5. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61