Khin Myat (Burmese: ခင်မြတ်, pronounced [kʰɪ̀ɴ mjaʔ]) was a principal queen consort of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Her father Shin Nita was part of the 7-person royal household staff that raised Tabinshwehti.[1] In 1530, she and her friend Khin Hpone Soe became queens of Tabinshwehti.[2]

Khin Myat
ခင်မြတ်
Queen of the Northern Palace
Tenure24 November 1530 – 30 April 1550
PredecessorThiri Maha Sanda Dewi
SuccessorSanda Dewi
Bornc. 1516
Toungoo (Taungoo)
Died?
SpouseTabinshwehti
Issuenone
HouseToungoo
FatherThado Dhamma Yaza I
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

References edit

  1. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 180
  2. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 126–127

Bibliography edit

  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Min Taya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
Khin Myat of Toungoo
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen of the Northern Palace of Toungoo
24 November 1530 – 30 April 1550
Succeeded by