Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava (Burmese: အမိတ္တ သီရိ မဟာဓမ္မဒေဝီ, pronounced [ʔəmeiʔta̰ θìɹḭ məhà dəma̰ dèwì]; Pali: Amittasirimahādhammadevī; born Saw Hla Min[1]) was the chief queen consort of King Thihathura I of Ava from 1468 to 1480.[2] The queen was a granddaughter of King Mohnyin Thado. King Alaungpaya, the founder of Konbaung Dynasty, was a ninth generation descendant of the queen through her daughter Bodaw Shin Medaw.[3] She was still alive in 1485; she accompanied her son Minkhaung II to inspect the pagodas damaged by an earthquake.[4]
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| Chief queen consort of Ava | |
| Tenure | 24 July 1468 – August 1480 |
| Predecessor | Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi |
| Successor | Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi |
| Born | 1430s Pakhan |
| Died | ? Ava (Inwa) |
| Spouse | Thihathura of Ava |
| Issue | Minkhaung II Thado Dhamma Yaza of Salin Minye Kyawswa of Yamethin Bodaw Shin Medaw Bodaw Shin Bwa Nat Shin Hnamadaw |
| House | Mohnyin |
| Father | Thihapate of Mohnyin |
| Mother | Shin Hla Myat of Pakhan |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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Family edit
She and Thihathura had six issue.
| Issue | Notes |
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| Minkhaung II | King of Ava (r. 1480–1501) |
| Thado Dhamma Yaza of Salin | Governor of Salin and ten districts (r. 1468–1483/04)[5] |
| Minye Kyawswa of Yamethin | Governor of Yamethin (r. 1476–1501)[6] |
| Bodaw Shin Medaw | Duchess of Myedu, wife of Nawrahta II of Myedu[7] |
| Bodaw Shin Bwa | Duchess of Sagaing[8] |
| Nat Shin Hnamadaw | Duchess of Pinya (d. 1509/10)[9] |
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Letwe Nawrahta and Maha Sithu (c. 1770). Hla Thamein (ed.). Alaungpaya Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (1961 ed.). Ministry of Culture, Union of Burma.
- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.