Chit Mi of Prome

Chit Mi
ချစ်မိ
Queen of Prome
Reign 1526 – 1532
Predecessor New office
Successor Thiri Hpone Htut
Spouse Bayin Htwe
Issue two sons and two daughters including:[1]
Minkhaung
Laygyun Mibaya
Full name
Bodaw Chit Mi
House Prome
Father Minye Kyawswa of Kale
Mother Min Hpone Htut
Born c. 1490s
Prome (Pyay)
Died 1540s?
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Bodaw Chit Mi (Burmese: ဘိုးတော် ချစ်မိ, pronounced: [bódɔ̀ tɕɪʔ mḭ]) was one of two principal queens of King Bayin Htwe of Prome. She was the mother of King Minkhaung of Prome, and a great grandmother of Natshinnaung, the last king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo.[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were uncle and niece.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Thinkhaya of Pagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Minye Kyawswa II of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Pagan Mibaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Minye Kyawswa of Kale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Thihathu of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Saw Min Phyu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Tanzaung Mibaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Bodaw Chit Mi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Narapati of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Mingyi Swa of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Atula Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Min Hpone Htut of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Minye Kyawswa II of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Saw Myat Lay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Saw Min Phyu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83

Bibliography

Chit Mi of Prome
Regnal titles
Preceded by
New office
Queen of Prome
1526 – 1532
Succeeded by
Thiri Hpone Htut