Chit Mi of Prome

Chit Mi ချစ်မိ
Queen of the Northern Palace of Prome
Tenure	1527 – 1532
Predecessor	unknown
Successor	unknown
Born	c. 1490s Prome (Pyay) Prome Kingdom
Died	1540s?
Spouse	Bayin Htwe
Issue	Minkhaung of Prome Minkhaung Medaw Laygyun Mibaya unnamed son
House	Prome
Father	Minye Kyawswa II of Kale
Mother	Min Hpone Htut of Prome
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Bodaw Chit Mi (Burmese: ဘိုးတော် ချစ်မိ, pronounced [bódɔ̀ tɕɪʔ mḭ]) was one of two principal queens of King Bayin Htwe of Prome. She was the mother of King Minkhaung of Prome, and a great grandmother of Natshinnaung, the last king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo.[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were uncle and niece.

Ancestry of Queen Chit Mi
8. (=14) Saw Shwe Khet of Prome 4. Minye Kyawswa I of Kale 9. (=15) Saw Min Phyu 2. Minye Kyawswa II of Kale 10. 5. unnamed 11. 1. Chit Mi 12. Narapati of Ava 6. Mingyi Swa of Prome 13. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava 3. Min Hpone Htut of Prome 14. (=8) Saw Shwe Khet of Prome 7. Saw Myat Lay 15. (=9) Saw Min Phyu

Notes

1. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.

References

1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing 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.

Chit Mi of Prome Prome Kingdom
Royal titles
Preceded by unknown	Queen of the Northern Palace of Prome 1527–1532	Succeeded by unknown