Mwei Zeik Explained

Consort:yes
Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik
စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ်
Reign:1348 – 1384
Succession:Queen of Martaban–Hanthawaddy
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Binnya U (1348–1384)
Issue:Tala Mi Daw
House:Hanthawaddy Pegu
Father:Than-Bon
Birth Date: 1330s
Birth Place:Martaban (Mottama)?
Martaban Kingdom
Death Date:?
Death Place:Pegu (Bago)
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ် in Burmese pronounced as /sàɴdà dèwì mwḛ zeiʔ/;) was a principal queen consort of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy.

Born Mwei Zeik, she was the third daughter of Minister Than-Bon of the Martaban court. She and her elder two sisters Mwei It and Mwei Kaw became queens of Binnya U soon after his accession.[1] Their youngest sister Mwei Daw later became a wife of Binnya U about five years later.[2]

Her royal title was Sanda Dewi.[2] She had a daughter named Tala Mi Daw (also spelled Tala May Daw), the first wife of King Razadarit.

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Notes and References

  1. Pan Hla 2005: 45
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 47