Mwei Ohn-Naung
Yaza Dewi Mwei Ohn-Naung (Burmese: ရာဇာဒေဝီ မွေ့ အုန်နောင်, pronounced [jàzà dèwì mwḛ ʔòɴ nàʊɴ]) was the chief queen consort of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.
| Yaza Dewi Mwei Ohn-Naung ရာဇာဒေဝီ မွေ့ အုန်နောင် | |
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| Chief queen consort of Hanthawaddy | |
| Tenure | c. April 1392 – c. 1421 |
| Predecessor | Piya Yaza Dewi |
| Successor | unknown |
| Spouse | Razadarit |
| House | Hanthawaddy Pegu |
| Father | Saw Ye-Bein |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Brief
According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the queen was the eldest daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mwei Ohn-Naung (မွေ့ အုန်နောင်). She had two younger sisters, Mwei Auk and Mi U-Si[1] In April 1392, she was raised as the chief queen of King Razadarit, with the title of Yaza Dewi (Pali: Rājadevī). 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
References
- Pan Hla 2005: 203
- Pan Hla 2005: 204
Bibliography
- Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.
Mwei Ohn-Naung | ||
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| Preceded by Piya Yaza Dewi |
Chief queen consort of Hanthawaddy c. April 1392 – c. 1421 |
Succeeded by unknown |