Minkhaung Medaw of Ava explained
Minkhaung Medaw (Burmese: မင်းခေါင် မယ်တော်, in Burmese pronounced as /mɪ́ɴɡàʊɴ mɛ̀dɔ̀/; b.) was a Burmese princess in the early Ava period. The youngest daughter of Swa Saw Ke and Khame Mi,[2] she became a princess in 1367 when her father ascended to the Ava throne. The princess was married to Prince Sithu Min Oo of Pinya,[3] who was probably at least four decades her senior, perhaps in a marriage alliance arranged by her father. The couple had two children: Sithu Thanbawa and Thray Sithu of Myinsaing.[2] Kings Mingyi Nyo, Tabinshwehti and Nanda of the Toungoo dynasty were descended from her.
Ancestry
The princess was descended from the Pagan royal line from her paternal side.
Bibliography
- Book: [[U Kala|Kala]], U . . Ya-Pyei Publishing . Yangon . 1724 . 2006 . 4th printing . Burmese . 1–3.
- Book: . . Ya-Pyei Publishing . Yangon . 1798 . 2012 . 2nd . Burmese . 1–3 . Kyaw Win . Thein Hlaing.
- Book: . . 1–3 . 1832 . Yangon . Burmese . 2003 . Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- . History of Burma: A.D. 1300–1400 . Journal of Burma Research Society . December 1959 . XLII . II.
Notes and References
- Depending on when she was born, her birth place was probably Talok, Yamethin or Amyint where her father Swa Saw Ke was governor during the late 1340s and the early 1350s. Chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 280) and (Hmannan Vol. 2003: 403) say Swa defected to Sagaing during the reign of Tarabya II of Sagaing (r. 1349–52). According to a contemporary inscription (Than Tun 1959: 128), he was still governor of Talok at age 21 (22nd year). Therefore he likely became governor of Yamethin sometime between 24 July 1351 (Swa's 21st birthday) and 23 February 1352 (Tarabya II's death).
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 206
- The Yazawin Thit chronicle (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 206) says Princess Minkhaung Medaw, the third daughter of King Swa and Queen Khame Mi, was the mother of the Sithu brothers. However, the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436) says Princess Saw Salaka Dewi, the middle daughter, was the mother of the brothers. However, Hmannan's reporting is inconsistent: even though Hmannan says the royal couple had three daughters and two sons, it does not provide any information about the third daughter. The paragraph seems to be missing sentences.
