Mwei Daw Explained

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Thiri Maya Dewi Mwei Daw
သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဒေါ
Reign: 1353 – 28 January 1368
Succession:Queen of Martaban
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Min Linka (1348– 1353)
Binnya U (1353–1368)
Issue:Thazin Saw Dala
Thazin Saw U
Nyi Kan-Kaung
Razadarit
House:Wareru
Father:Than-Bon
Birth Date: 1340s
Birth Place:Martaban (Mottama)?
Martaban Kingdom
Death Date: 28 January 1368
Friday, 8th waxing of Tabodwe 729 ME
Death Place:Donwun
Martaban Kingdom
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Thiri Maya Dewi Mwei Daw (Burmese: သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဒေါ, in Burmese pronounced as /θìɹḭ màjà dèwì mwḛ dɔ́/; 1330s – 28 January 1368) was a principal queen of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy, and the mother of King Razadarit.

Brief

Mwei Daw was the youngest daughter of Than-Bon, a senior minister at the court of King Binnya U. Than-Bon was a son of Senior Minister Bo Htu-Hpyet who served at the court of King Wareru. In 1348/49, soon after the accession of Binnya U, she was married to Gov. Min Linka of Pegu, younger half-brother of Binnya U. Her three elder sisters Mwei It, Mwei Kaw and Mwei Zeik became principal queens of Binnya U.[1] She and Linka had two daughters—Thazin Saw Dala and Thazin Saw U—and a son, Nyi Kan-Kaung.[2]

C. 1353,[3] her husband revolted against Binnya U. But the rebellion failed. Min Linka was arrested, and executed. Binnya U raised his sister-in-law to queen with the title of Thiri Maya Dewi.[2] In 1368, they had a son named A-Pa-Thon, though he died soon after the birth in Donwun.[4] The son later became King Razadarit.

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Notes and References

  1. Pan Hla 2005: 45
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 47
  3. (Pan Hla 2005: 47–48): Min Linka's rebellion took place sometime after the invasion by Chiang Mai in 713 ME (1351/52) and before the death of the prized white elephant in 716 ME (1354/55).
  4. Pan Hla 2005: 61