Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava

For other people named Dhamma Dewi, see Dhamma Dewi (disambiguation).

Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi အမိတ္တ သီရိ မဟာဓမ္မဒေဝီ
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

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]

Ancestry

Ancestry of Queen Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi

8. Thihapate II of Taungdwin 4. Thiri Zeya Thura of Pakhan? 9. daughter of Thettawshay of Myinsaing 2. Thihapate of Mohnyin 10. Saw Diga of Mye-Ne 5. Shin Myat Hla of Pakhan? 11. Saw Pale of Nyaungyan 1. Ameitta Thiri 12. Saw Diga of Mye-Ne 6. Mohnyin Thado 13. Saw Pale of Nyaungyan 3. Shin Hla Myat of Pakhan 14. Thihapate II of Taungdwin 7. Shin Myat Hla of Ava 15. daughter of Thettawshay of Myinsaing

Family

She and Thihathura had six issue.

Issue	Notes
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

1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 110
3. Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 12
4. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 306
5. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 297, 305
6. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 297, 301, 310
7. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 298
8. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 304
9. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 314

Bibliography

• 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.

Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava Ava Kingdom Born: 1430s Died:  ?
Royal titles
Preceded by Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi	Chief queen consort of Ava 24 July 1468 – August 1480	Succeeded by Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi