Taingda Princess Explained

Thu Thiri Sanda Wadi
Succession:Princess of Taingda
Reign:Circa 1870 – 1875
Predecessor:Hteiktin Kodaw Thant
Successor:Taingda Mingyi (as Lord of Taingda)
Succession1:Princess of Natmauk
Reign1:1875 – ?
Succession2:Princess of Myothit
Reign2:? – 1885
Successor2:Position disestablished
Birth Date:1865
Birth Place:Mandalay
Death Place:Rangoon, British Burma
Burial Place:Mandalay Palace
Spouse:Prince of Kawlin
Spouse-Type:Husband
Regnal Name:Susīricandāvatī
House:Konbaung
Father:Mindon Min
Mother:Tharazein Mibaya

Thu Thiri Sanda Wadi (Burmese: သုသီရိစန္ဒာဝတီ; Pali: Susīricandāvatī), commonly known as the Princess of Taingda[1] (Burmese: တိုင်တားမင်းသမီး), was a royal princess during the Konbaung dynasty.[2] She was also known as a royal goldsmith, renowned for her expertise in working with gems and precious metals; she made jewelry for the royal family.[3]

Biography

Taingda Princess was born in 1865 at the Mandalay Palace, the daughter of Mindon Min by his consort, Tharazein Mibaya.[4] She was one of the most beautiful daughters of King Mindon. She was granted the appanage of Taingda (a town between Sidoktaya and Minbu) and was therefore known as Taingda Hteik Khaung Tin. She also received the appanages of Myothit and, in 1875, Natmauk.[3]

At the Rajabiseka Muddha Consecration of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat, she was given the honor of making five speeches[5] and beating the great royal silver gong. She was specially favoured by Chief Queen Supayalat during the reign of King Thibaw, being awarded three golden bowls of jewellery.[3]

After the fall of the Konbaung dynasty in 1885, the princess left the Mandalay Palace. She wed her half-brother, the Prince of Kawlin (1868 - 1923), on 20 February 1902. She died in 1952 in Rangoon.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Burmese royals were only known by the names of the towns or territories they governed as liege-lord or myosa, which is equivalent to a duke. For example, King Thibaw governed the town of Thibaw (Hsipaw, in the Shan State) when he was a prince.
  2. Web site: Myothit Princess . Lostfootsteps . . en.
  3. Book: Konbaung Shindan (Konbaung Explanations) . 1999 . 147–152 . Maung Than Swe (Dawei).
  4. Book: Scott . James George . Hardiman . John Percy . Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States . 1899 . superintendent, Government printing, Burma . en.
  5. Her position at that time was comparable to that of George Bellew, the Garter Principal King of Arms at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
  6. News: ပန်းထိမ်ပညာရှင် တိုင်တား မင်းသမီးလေး အကြောင်း . 8 September 2020 . Thutazone (Knowledge Zone) . 27 December 2019. my.