Maha Dewi of Toungoo

Maha Dewi
မဟာဒေဝီ
Queen of the Western Palace
Tenure 16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
Predecessor New office
Successor Min Taya Medaw
Spouse Mingyi Nyo
Issue none
House Toungoo
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Maha Dewi (Burmese: မဟာဒေဝီ, pronounced: [məhà dèwì]) was a principal queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo Dynasty.[1] She was also known as Wadi Mibaya (ဝတီး မိဖုရား). On 11 April 1511,[2] Mingyi Nyo held his coronation ceremony, in which he bestowed her the title of Maha Dewi.[3] She had no children.[4]

References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 89
  2. (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 79): Full moon of Kason 873 ME = 11 April 1511
  3. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 81
  4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 180

Bibliography

Maha Dewi of Toungoo
Royal titles
New title Queen of the Western Palace of Toungoo
16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
Succeeded by
Min Taya Medaw
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