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| Salin Supaya ‹See Tfd›စလင်းစုဖုရား | |||||
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| Chief queen designate of Burma[1] | |||||
| Reign | 1866 – 1878 | ||||
| Predecessor | Setkya Dewi | ||||
| King | Mindon Min | ||||
| Princess of Shwegu and Salin | |||||
| Reign | circa 1853 – 1878 | ||||
| Regent | Mindon Min | ||||
| Born | Me Myo Mon 1847 Amarapura Palace | ||||
| Died | 1879 (aged 31–32) Salin Monastery, Mandalay | ||||
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| House | Konbaung | ||||
| Father | Mindon Min | ||||
| Mother | Limban Mibaya | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Thu Thiri Myatswa Ratana Devi (Template:Lang-my), commonly known as Princess of Salin or Salin Supaya[note 1] (စလင်းစုဖုရား), was the Tabindaing princess (chief queen designate) during the late Konbaung dynasty.[2] Salin Supaya was nicknamed "Selina Sophia," twilight of a reign, by the Europeans.[3] Being a favourite daughter of King Mindon and proficient in Mathematics, Salin Supaya served as the head of the royal treasury (equivalent to HM Treasury) during the reign of King Mindon.
Biography
Salin Supaya was born in 1847 to King Mindon and his consort Limban Mibaya at the Amarapura Palace in the old capital of Amarapura in Burma.[4] Her given name was Me Myo Mon (မယ်မျိုးမွန်).[5] She was considered as the King Mindon's mother reborn. She was adopted by the Queen of the Northern Palace, Khin The, who was the half-sister of Limban Mibaya.[6] When King Mindon ascended the throne, she was granted the appanages of Shwegu and later Salin with the title of "Sri Ratana Devi." She also held the high-ranking royal title "Supaya." She was chosen as the Tabindaing Princess (always remained unmarried in order to become the Chief Queen of the next monarch) or as the Einshe Hteik Hta Mibaya (Queen of the crown prince, အိမ်ရှေ့ထိပ်ထား မိဖုရား) after the assassination of the Crown Prince Kanaung in 1866.
Although she was the chief queen designate, Salin Supaya took delight in religious deeds. She donated Salin Monastery at Mandalay as her great meritorious deed.[7]
However, Salin Supaya did not become the Chief Queen as King Thibaw married Supayalat and her elder sister Supayagyi. It is said that Salin Supaya joined the Buddhist order of nun at Salin Monastery as soon as her father King Mindon had entombed.[2]
Salin Supaya died in 1879 at the age of 33 at Salin Monastery.
Position of Chief Queen Designate
The position of Chief Queen Designate or Tabindaing Princess is similar to the position of crown princess.
Chief queen designate is a princess sequestered in a separate palace and designated to be the chief queen when the heir apparent eventually ascends the throne.
As the saying goes, "Son Kyapin, daughter Salin." Salin Supaya was the dearest daughter of King Mindon, which is why she became the chief queen designate.[2]
Notes
- ^ Burmese royals were only known by the name of their towns or territories each 'possessed' as liege-lord or myosa, which is equivalent to the position of Duke. For example, King Thibaw 'possessed' the town of Thibaw (Hsipaw, in the Shan State) when he was a prince.
Reference
- ^ Taṅʻ (Takkasuilʻ.), Cinʻ (2005). Sī po bhu raṅʻ nhaṅʻʹ Cu Phu Rā ̋latʻ (in Burmese). Ññoṇʻ ramʻ ̋Cā ʾupʻ tuikʻ.
- ^ a b c Cocks, Samuel William (1919). A Short History of Burma. Macmillan and Company, limited.
- ^ Foucar, Emile Charles Victor (1946). They Reigned in Mandalay. D. Dobson.
- ^ White, Herbert Thirkell (2011). Burma. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-60067-6.
- ^ Foucar, Emile Charles Vicor (1963). Mandalay the Golden. D. Dobson.
- ^ Geary, Grattan (1886). Burma, After the Conquest: Viewed in Its Political, Social, and Commercial Aspects, from Mandalay. S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington.
- ^ Amended List of Ancient Monuments in Burma. Superintendent, Government Print. and Staty., Union of Burma. 1960.