Sanda Dewi

Sanda Dewi (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ [sàɴdà dèwì]) 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.

Brief

The queen was born Thiri Hpone Htut (သီရိဘုန်းထွဋ် [θìɹḭ pʰóʊɴ tʰʊʔ]) to King Shwenankyawshin of Ava and Queen Dhamma Dewi in 1517/18. 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

Ancestry of Queen Sanda Dewi

8. Thihathura of Ava

4. Minkhaung II

9. Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava

2. Narapati II of Ava

10. Thihapate I of Pakhan

5. Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi of Ava

11. Shwe Einthi of Twinthin

1. Sanda Dewi

12. Thihapate I of Pakhan

6. Thihapate II of Pakhan

13. Shwe Einthi of Twinthin

3. Dhamma Dewi of Ava

7. (unnamed)

Notes

↑ 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

↑ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 136
↑ Harvey 1925: 342
↑ (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 279): circa Kason 915 ME
↑ Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 68

Bibliography

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) 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese) 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.

Royal titles
Sanda Dewi Toungoo Dynasty Born: 1517 Died: c. 1580s
Preceded by Atula Thiri	Chief queen consort of Burma 15 June 1568 – 10 October 1581	Succeeded by Hanthawaddy Mibaya
Preceded by Khin Myat	Queen of the Northern Palace April 1553– 15 June 1568	Succeeded by Thiri Yaza Dewi
Preceded by Shwe Zin Gon	Chief queen consort of Prome December 1532 – 19 May 1542	Succeeded by Salin Mibaya

Queens consort of the Toungoo Dynasty

Chief queens consort	Soe Min Hteik-Tin Dhamma Dewi and Khay Ma Naw Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi I Hanthawaddy Mibaya¹ and Min Phyu I² Thiri Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi Dewi Atula Sanda Dewi I Khin Hnin Paw Khin Myo Sit Atula Sanda Dewi II Min Phyu II Atula Thiri Maha Dewi Maha Dewi II Thiri Maha Mingala Dewi Maha Nanda Dipadi Dewi

Queens of the Northern Palace	Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi Khin Myat Sanda Dewi I Thiri Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi II Thiri Dewi Thiri Sanda Dewi Maha Yaza Dipadi Dewi Thiri Dhamma Dewi

Queens of the Central Palace	Yadana Dewi Yaza Dewi I Min Htwe Yaza Dewi II Nanda Dewi Maha Dipadi Dewi

Queens of the Western Palace	Maha Dewi I Min Taya Medaw

¹Chief only (1583–96); Chief and South (1581–83; 1596–99) ²South only (1583–96)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.