Sanda Dewi Explained

Consort:yes
Sanda Dewi
Reign:15 June 1568 – 10 October 1581
Succession:Chief queen consort of Burma
Predecessor:Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi
Successor:Hanthawaddy Mibaya
Suc-Type:Successor
Reign1:April 1553 – 15 June 1568
Succession1:Queen of the Northern Palace
Predecessor1:Khin Myat
Successor1:Thiri Yaza Dewi
Suc-Type1:Successor
Reign2:December 1532 – 19 May 1542
Succession2:Chief queen consort of Prome
Predecessor2:Shwe Zin Gon
Successor2:Salin Mibaya
Suc-Type2:Successor
Spouse:Narapati of Prome
Minkhaung of Prome
Bayinnaung
Issue:A son (by Minkhaung)
Min Khin Saw (by Bayinnaung)
Full Name:Sanda Dewi
Birth name: Thiri Hpone Htut
House:Ava
Father:Narapati II of Ava
Mother:Dhamma Dewi of Ava
Birth Date:1517/1518[1]
Birth Place:Ava
Death Date:1580s?
Death Place:Pegu?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Sanda Dewi (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ in Burmese pronounced as /sàɰ̃dà dèwì/; Pali: Candādevī) was one of the three principal queens of King Bayinnaung of Burma from 1553 to 1581. She was also a queen of the last two kings of Prome Kingdom from 1532 to 1542. She was the maternal grandmother of Natshinnaung, king of Toungoo.

Brief

The queen was born Thiri Hpone Htut (in Burmese pronounced as /θìɹḭ pʰóʊɰ̃ tʰʊʔ/) to King Shwenankyawshin of Ava and Queen Dhamma Dewi in 1517/1518. After her father was killed in action against the forces of the Confederation of Shan States and the Prome Kingdom on 25 March 1527, the young princess was brought to Prome (Pyay) by King Thado Minsaw of Prome. Later at Prome, she was married to one of Thado Minsaw's grandsons, King Narapati who ruled from 1532 to 1539. After Narapati died, she was married to his younger brother Minkhaung. She had a son with Minkhaung.[2]

When Prome fell to Toungoo forces in May 1542, the king and queen of Prome were sent to Toungoo. But c. April 1553, Minkhaung was executed for suspicion of plotting against Bayinnaung. Thiri Hpone Htut then became Bayinnaung's queen, with the title of Sanda Dewi.[3] [4] They had a daughter, Khin Saw, who was mother of Natshinnaung, the future rebel king of Toungoo.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 111) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 133) say she was 7 (in eighth year) when she was taken prisoner at Ava/Inwa (on 22 March 1525 per (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 105–106)) to Prome/Pyay.
  2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 136
  3. Harvey 1925: 342
  4. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 279): circa Kason 915 ME
  5. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 68