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Mwei Zeik

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Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik
စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ်
Queen of Martaban–Hanthawaddy
Tenure1348 – 1384
Bornc. 1330s
Martaban (Mottama)?
Martaban Kingdom
Died?
Pegu (Bago)
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
SpouseBinnya U (1348–1384)
IssueTala Mi Daw
HouseHanthawaddy Pegu
FatherThan-Bon
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ် [sàɴdà dèwì mwḛ zeiʔ];) was a principal queen consort of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy.

Born Mwei Zeik, she was the third daughter of Minister Than-Bon of the Martaban court. She and her elder two sisters Mwei It and Mwei Kaw became queens of Binnya U soon after his accession.[1] Their youngest sister Mwei Daw later became a wife of Binnya U about five years later.[2]

Her royal title was Sanda Dewi.[2] She had a daughter named Tala Mi Daw (also spelled Tala May Daw), the first wife of King Razadarit.

References

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  1. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 45
  2. ^ a b Pan Hla 2005: 47

Bibliography

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  • Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.
Mwei Zeik
Royal titles
Preceded by
Queen of Martaban–Hanthawaddy
1348–1384
Succeeded by