Mi U-Si

Thiri Maya Dewi Mi U-Si
သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မည်ဦးစည်
Queen of the Central Palace of Hanthawaddy
Tenurec. April 1392 – c. 1421
PredecessorThiri Yaza Dewi
Successorunknown
SpouseRazadarit
HouseHanthawaddy Pegu
FatherSaw Ye-Bein
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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Thiri Maya Dewi Mi U-Si (Burmese: သီရိမာယာဒေဝီ မည်ဦးစည်, pronounced [θìɹḭ màjà dèwì mì ʔú sì][note 1]) was a principal queen of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.

Brief

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]

Ancestry

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
Mi U-Si
Royal titles
Preceded by
Thiri Yaza Dewi
 Queen of the Central Palace of Hanthawaddy
c. April 1392 – c. 1421 		Succeeded by
unknown