Yadana Dewi of Toungoo explained

Type:queen
Yadana Dewi
Reign:1510s – 1530
Succession:Queen of the Central Palace of Toungoo
Predecessor:new office
Successor:Yaza Dewi
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Mingyi Nyo
Issue:Thakin Gyi
House:Toungoo
Father:Saopha of Mong Pai
Mother:Maha Dewi of Mong Pai
Birth Date:1490s
Birth Place:Mong Pai (Mobye)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Yadana Dewi (Burmese: ရတနာ ဒေဝီ, in Burmese pronounced as /jədənà dèwì/; Pali: Ratanadevī) was one of the five principal queens of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo Dynasty and the mother of Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi, the chief queen of King Bayinnaung. The third ranked queen of the five queens was a daughter of Hso Nyen Hpa or Nawn Ging Hpa the saopha (chief) of Mong Pai (Mobye). Her birth name was Khin Nwe according to standard chronicles, or Khin Hnin Nwe, according to the Toungoo Yazawin chronicle.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 89