Pwadawgyi of Pagan

Pwadawgyi (Burmese: ဖွားတော်ကြီး, pronounced [pʰwá dɔ̀ dʑí]) was the chief queen consort of King Htilominlo of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). Her personal name is lost to history. Pwadawgyi simply means "Royal Grandmother". She was a great granddaughter of King Sithu I.[1][2][3] She and Htilominlo had two children named Theinpatei and Taya Mun. Taya Mun died young.[3]

Pwadawgyi
ဖွားတော်ကြီး
Chief Queen Consort of Burma
Tenure1211 – 1231 or 1235
PredecessorTaung Pyinthe II (Sithu II)
SuccessorShin Saw or
Yaza Dewi
BornPagan (Bagan)
DiedPagan
SpouseHtilominlo
IssueTheinpatei
Taya Mun
HousePagan
FatherOttathu
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

References
  1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 230
  2. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 136
  3. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 330–331

Bibliography
  • Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.
Pwadawgyi of Pagan
Royal titles
Preceded by
Taung Pyinthe II (Sithu II)		 Chief Queen Consort of Burma
18 August 1211 – 1231 or 19 July 1235		 Succeeded by
Shin Saw or
Yaza Dewi
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