Sanda Dewi (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ [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.
| Sanda Dewi စန္ဒာဒေဝီ | |||||
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| Chief queen consort of Burma | |||||
| Tenure | 15 June 1568 – 10 October 1581 | ||||
| Predecessor | Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi | ||||
| Successor | Hanthawaddy Mibaya | ||||
| Queen of the Northern Palace | |||||
| Tenure | April 1553 – 15 June 1568 | ||||
| Predecessor | Khin Myat | ||||
| Successor | Thiri Yaza Dewi | ||||
| Chief queen consort of Prome | |||||
| Tenure | December 1532 – 19 May 1542 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shwe Zin Gon | ||||
| Successor | Salin Mibaya | ||||
| Born | 1517/1518[note 1] Ava | ||||
| Died | 1580s? Pegu? | ||||
| Spouse | Narapati of Prome Minkhaung of Prome Bayinnaung | ||||
| Issue | A son (by Minkhaung) Min Khin Saw (by Bayinnaung) | ||||
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| House | Ava | ||||
| Father | Narapati II of Ava | ||||
| Mother | Dhamma Dewi of Ava | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Brief
editThe queen was born Thiri Hpone Htut (သီရိဘုန်းထွဋ် [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.[1]
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.[2][3] They had a daughter, Khin Saw, who was mother of Natshinnaung, the future rebel king of Toungoo.[4]
Ancestry
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Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
editBibliography
edit- Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.