Yaza_Dewi_of_Toungoo

Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

Queen consort of Toungoo

For other people named Yaza Dewi, see Yaza Dewi (disambiguation).

Yaza Dewi (Burmese: ရာဇဒေဝီ, pronounced [jàza̰ dèwì]) was a junior queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo and the mother of King Tabinshwehti. Born Khin Oo (ခင်ဦး) to the village chief of Le Way, she became a concubine of the king in 1515.[1] After she gave birth to their first and only son, the king raised the teenage commoner to the rank of queen with the style of Yaza Dewi.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 85–89
  2. [2]
    Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 99

Bibliography

  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
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