Shin Hpa of Pagan

Shin Hpa
ရှင်ဘား
Queen consort of Burma
Reign c. 1258 – 1287
Spouse Narathihapate
Issue Kyawswa of Pagan
House Pagan
Born c. 1240
Religion Theravada Buddhism
In this Burmese name, Shin is an honorific.

Shin Hpa (Burmese: ရှင်ဘား, pronounced: [ʃɪ̀ɴ pʰá]) was a principal queen consort of King Narathihapate of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar).[1] She was the mother of King Kyawswa of Pagan; the paternal grandmother of King Uzana I of Pinya and Queen Saw Hnaung of Sagaing; and a great grandmother of King Swasawke of Ava. Through Uzana, she was an ancestor of Toungoo kings Mingyi Nyo, Tabinshwehti and Nanda. Through Saw Hnaung, she was an ancestor of Sagaing kings from Kyaswa to Tarabya II as well as King Thadominbya of Ava. Through Swasawke, she was an ancestor of Ava kings from Swasawke to Thihathu, as well as Toungoo kings from Bayinnaung to Mahadhammaraza Dipadi.

References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 348

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