Yaza Dewi of Toungoo
Appearance
Yaza Dewi ရာဇဒေဝီ | |
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Queen consort of Toungoo | |
Tenure | 16 April 1516 – 24 November 1530 |
Born | c. 1500 Le Way |
Spouse | Mingyi Nyo |
Issue | Tabinshwehti |
House | Toungoo |
Father | Thura Kyawkhaung |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Yaza Dewi (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [jàza̰ dèwì]) was a junior queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo and the mother of King Tabinshwehti. Born Khin Oo (Template:My) to the village chief of Le Way, she became a concubine of the king in 1515.[1] After she bore him his first and only son, the king raised the teenage commoner to the rank of queen with the style of Yaza Dewi.[2]
References
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.