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Mi U-Si

Mi U-Si

Queen of the Central Palace of Hanthawaddy


Thiri Maya Dewi Mi U-Si (Burmese: သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မည်ဦးစည်, pronounced [θìɹḭ màjà dèwì ʔú ][note 1]) was a principal queen of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.

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According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the queen was the youngest daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mi U-Si (မည်ဦးစည်). She had two elder sisters Mwei Ohn-Naung and Mwei Auk[1] In April 1392, she became a senior queen of King Razadarit, with the title of Thiri Maya Dewi (Pali: Sirimāyādevī). Her two sisters were also raised as queens at the same ceremony.[1]

She and her sisters were first cousins once removed of the king. Their father was a first cousin of Razadarit. Their paternal grandfather Binnya Thein was a noble from Chiang Mai who after a disagreement with the king of Chiang Mai had sought refuge at the court of King Binnya U. Their paternal grandmother was Tala Saw Lun, a daughter of King Saw Zein.[2]

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Notes

  1. In modern Burmese pronunciation, her name would be pronounced [mjì ʔú ]. But the Mon name မည် has been transliterated as "Mi" [] (as in Tala Mi Daw).

References

  1. Pan Hla 2005: 203
  2. Pan Hla 2005: 204

Bibliography

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