Shin Bo-Me
| Shin Bo-Me ရှင်ဘို့မယ် | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Ava | |
| Reign | 140?–1440? |
| Predecessor | Shin Mi-Nauk |
| Spouse | Minkhaung I Thihathu Minhlange Kale Kyetaungnyo Mohnyin Thado |
| Issue | None |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Shin Bo-Me (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ bo̯ mɛ̀]; also spelled Shin Bo-Mai) was queen to five consecutive kings of Ava, and the chief queen under . The ethnic Shan queen was considered a great beauty. She was the favorite and chief queen of Minkhaung I.[1] In 1426, she engineered the death of the next two kings Thihathu and Minhlange. She personally poisoned an 8-year-old Minhlange and put her lover Kale Kyetaungnyo on the Ava throne, and again became the chief queen. In 1427, Kyetaungnyo was overthrown by Mohnyin Thado, who subsequently made Bo-Me a junior queen.[2]
References
- ^ GE Harvey (1925). "Shan Migration (Ava)". History of Burma. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. pp. 93–96.
- ^ Maung Htin Aung (1967). "Ava against Pegu; Shan against Mon". A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 93–94.