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

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

Bibliography

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

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)

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