Mwei Daw

Thiri Maya Dewi Mwei Daw (Burmese: သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဒေါ, pronounced [θìɹḭ màjà dèwì mwḛ dɔ́]; c. 1330s – 28 January 1368) was a principal queen of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy, and the mother of King Razadarit.

Thiri Maya Dewi Mwei Daw သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဒေါ
Queen of Martaban
Tenure	c. 1353 – c. 28 January 1368
Born	c. 1340s Martaban (Mottama)? Martaban Kingdom
Died	c. 28 January 1368 Friday, 8th waxing of Tabodwe 729 ME Donwun Martaban Kingdom
Spouse	Min Linka (1348–c. 1353) Binnya U (c. 1353–1368)
Issue	Thazin Saw Dala Thazin Saw U Nyi Kan-Kaung Razadarit
House	Wareru
Father	Than-Bon
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Brief

Mwei Daw was the youngest daughter of Than-Bon, a senior minister at the court of King Binnya U. Than-Bon was a son of Senior Minister Bo Htu-Hpyet who served at the court of King Wareru. In 1348/49, soon after the accession of Binnya U, she was married to Gov. Min Linka of Pegu, younger half-brother of Binnya U. Her three elder sisters Mwei It, Mwei Kaw and Mwei Zeik became principal queens of Binnya U.[1] She and Linka had two daughters—Thazin Saw Dala and Thazin Saw U—and a son, Nyi Kan-Kaung.[2]

C. 1353,[note 1] her husband revolted against Binnya U. But the rebellion failed. Min Linka was arrested, and executed. Binnya U raised his sister-in-law to queen with the title of Thiri Maya Dewi.[2] In 1368, she bore him a son named A-Pa-Thon but died soon after the birth in Donwun.[3] The son later became King Razadarit.

Notes

1. (Pan Hla 2005: 47–48): Min Linka's rebellion took place sometime after the invasion by Chiang Mai in 713 ME (1351/52) and before the death of the prized white elephant in 716 ME (1354/55).

References

1. Pan Hla 2005: 45
2. Pan Hla 2005: 47
3. Pan Hla 2005: 61

Bibliography

• Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.