May Hnin Thwe-Da
| May Hnin Thwe-Da | |
|---|---|
| Chief Queen Consort of Martaban | |
| Tenure | 30 January 1287 –c.14 January 1307 |
| Coronation | 5 April 1287 |
| Predecessor | new office |
| Successor | unknown |
| Born | c.1250s Sukhothai |
| Died | Martaban(Mottama) |
| Spouse | Wareru |
| Issue | May Hnin Theindya |
| House | Phra Ruang Dynasty |
| Father | Ram Khamhaeng |
| Mother | unknown |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
May HninThwe-Da(Mon:မေဏင်သောဲဍာ;Burmese:မေနှင်းသွယ်တာ,Burmese pronunciation:[mèn̥ɪ́ɴθwɛ̀dà];also spelled "မည်နှင်းသွယ်ဒါ", "Mi Hnin Thwe-Da";Thai:แม่นางสร้อยดาว,RTGS:Mae-nang Soidao,"Lady Soidao" ) was the chief queen consort of KingWareruofMartaban.The queen was a daughter of KingRam KhamhaengofSukhothai.Circa 1281/82, while her father the king was away on a campaign, Princess Thwe-Da eloped with Wareru, a captain of the royal palace guards.[1]The couple fled to Wareru's nativeTagaw Wunvillage (present-dayBilin Township,Mon StateinMyanmar), then part of the neighboringBagan Kingdom.[2]
Her husband later seized thelocal governorship of Martaban (Mottama).[3]Thwe-Da became the chief queen consort of Martaban in 1287 when her husband officially revolted against Bagan with her father's support.[4]The rebellion was successful, and her husband went on to consolidate all threeMon-speaking regions of Lower Burma in the 1290s.[5]
Thwe-Da and Wareru had at least one daughter,May Hnin Theindya,who later became a wife ofTarabya of Pegu.[6]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Pan Hla, Nai (1968).Razadarit Ayedawbon(in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.