Soe Min Wimala Dewi Explained

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Soe Min Wimala Dewi
စိုးမင်း ဝိမလ ဒေဝီ
Reign:1431 – 1446
Succession:Queen consort of Pegu
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Binnya Ran I
Issue:Leik Munhtaw
Father:Thinkhaya of Pagan
Mother:Saw Min Pu
Birth Place:Pagan (Bagan)
Death Place:Pegu (Bago)?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Soe Min Wimala Dewi (Burmese: စိုးမင်း ဝိမလ ဒေဝီ, in Burmese pronounced as /só mɪ́ɴ wḭməla̰ dèwì/) was a queen consort of King Binnya Ran I of Hanthawaddy. Soe Min was of Ava royalty, and was given to Binnya Ran in a marriage of state in 1431. Her title at Pegu was Thiri Pawara Maha Dhamma Yaza Dewi (Pali: Siripavaramahādhammarājadevī).[1] She was the mother of King Leik Munhtaw of Hanthawaddy.

Ancestry

Soe Min was born to Saw Min Pu and Gov. Thinkhaya of Pagan (Bagan).[1] She was a half cousin as well as niece of King Minkhaung I of Ava[2] although she was about four decades younger. Her eldest sibling Saw Shwe Khet was viceroy of Prome (Pyay).[3] Her younger sister Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi was the chief queen of King Narapati I of Ava.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 73
  2. Hmannan (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82) says Thinkhaya of Pagan was the youngest paternal uncle of King Minkhaung I. But Thinkhaya could not have been a full paternal uncle since Minkhaung's father Swa Saw Ke did not have any full younger brothers. It means Thinkhaya was born to a junior wife of Min Shin Saw of Thayet. Moreover (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 74) says she was also a niece of Minkhaung I.
  3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82
  4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 74