Mingin Supaya Explained

Mingin Supaya
Succession:Princess of Mingin
Reign:April 1861 - 22 April 1883
Succession1:Princess of Lègaing
Reign1:1858 – April 1861
Predecessor1:Lègaing Mintha (died on 8 February 1858)
Birth Place:Mandalay Palace
Death Date:1884
Death Place:Mandalay
Regnal Name:Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi
House:Konbaung
Father:King Mindon
Mother:Magway Mibaya
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi (Burmese: သီရိသုရတနာဒေဝီ, Pali: Sīrisuratanadevi), commonly known as Princess of Mingin or Mingin Supaya, was a high-ranking Burmese royal princess during the late Konbaung dynasty.

Life

Thiri Thu Yadana Wadi (later promoted to Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi) was born to King Mindon and Magway Mibaya at Mandalay Palace.[1] She was, at first, received the appanage of Lè Gaing which was replaced with the town of Mingin in April 1861.[2] The ear-boring ceremony for Mingin Supaya was held on 6 February 1868.[3] After King Thibaw ascended the throne, she, along with other princesses, was administered to take an oath of loyalty on 18 November 1878.[4]

Mingin Supaya, together with Momeik Princess, was granted an opportunity to feed Hteik Su Myat Phaya Gyi (first daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat) at her royal cradling ceremony held on 22 February 1883.[5]

Death

Mingin Supaya was found guilty of having sexual relationship with a man named Nga Tu and was ordered to be imprisoned for violating social taboos concerning sex on 22 April 1883.[6] [7] On the following day, her family and its servants were sent as slaves to Man Aung Yadana Wakhingone Pagoda. On 25 April 1883, at sayadaws' request, she was sentenced in jail, and others were set free but remained under house arrest until the abdication of King Thibaw in 1885.[8]

Mingin Supaya was executed on 26 April 1884 at 6:00 pm.[9]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Konbaung Set 2004: 306
  2. Konbaung Set 2004: 204
  3. Konbaung Set 2004: 250
  4. Konbaung Set 2004: 329
  5. Konbaung Set 2004: 389
  6. Konbaung Set 2004: 395
  7. Book: Gyi . Maung Maung . An Analysis of the Social and Political Foundations of the Burmese Executive (1948-1956) . 1958 . Yale University . en.
  8. Konbaung Set 2004: 396
  9. Konbaung Set 2004: 421