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Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

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Yaza Dewi
ရာဇဒေဝီ
Queen consort of Toungoo
Tenure16 April 1516 – 24 November 1530
Bornc. 1500
Le Way
SpouseMingyi Nyo
IssueTabinshwehti
HouseToungoo
FatherThura Kyawkhaung
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

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 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

  1. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 85–89
  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.