Mwei Auk Explained

Consort:yes
Lawka Dewi Mwei Auk
Reign: April 1392 – 1421
Succession:Queen of the Northern Palace of Hanthawaddy
Predecessor:Tala Mi Daw
Successor:unknown
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Razadarit
House:Hanthawaddy Pegu
Father:Saw Ye-Bein
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Lawka Dewi Mwei Auk (Burmese: လောကဒေဝီ မွေ့အောက်, in Burmese pronounced as /lɔ́ka̰ dèwì mwḛ ʔauʔ/) was a principal queen consort of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.

Brief

According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the queen was the middle daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mwei Auk (မွေ့အောက်). She had an elder sister Mwei Ohn-Naung and a younger sister Mi U-Si[1] In April 1392, she became a senior queen of King Razadarit, with the title of Lawka Dewi (Pali: Lokadevī). Her two sisters were also raised as queens at the same ceremony.[1]

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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Pan Hla 2005: 203
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 204