Min Phyu of Toungoo

Min Phyu မင်းဖြူ
Queen of the Southern Palace
Tenure	c. 5 May [O.S. 25 April] 1583 – 4 May [O.S. 24 April] 1596
Predecessor	Sanda Dewi (Chief Queen)
Successor	Hanthawaddy Mibaya (Chief Queen)
Born	in or after 1552[note 1] Toungoo (Taungoo)
Died	4 May [O.S. 24 April] 1596 Saturday, 9th waxing of Kason 958 ME[note 2] Pegu (Bago)
Burial	5 May 1596 Kanbawzathadi Palace
Spouse	Nanda
Issue	none
Father	Minkhaung II of Toungoo
Mother	Laygyun Mibaya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Min Phyu (Burmese: မင်းဖြူ, [mɪ́ɴ bjù]; 1550s–1596) was a principal queen consort of King Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma) from 1583 to 1596. The eldest daughter of Viceroy Minkhaung II of Toungoo, along with her two younger sisters Min Htwe and Min Pu, married her first cousin Nanda in 1583.[1] The marriages of state solidified the ties between Minkhaung II and Nanda, the High King.

Her official style, according to the Maha Yazawin and Hmannan Yazawin chronicles, was "Queen of the Southern Palace" although she was not the chief queen sort,[2][3] making her one of the few Queens of the Southern Palace who was not also the chief queen. The Yazawin Thit chronicle demurs, conspicuously omitting her specific rank.[4] At any rate, all three chronicles say that she was given a burial at Kanbawzathadi Palace, with the burial rites befitting a chief queen.[5][6][7] She had no issue.[8]

In popular culture

She was portrayed as a character in Thai television drama many stories namely The Legend of King Naresuan: The Series Portrayed by Nussara Prawanna., and appeared in the scene of In Part 1 of the 2007 King Naresuan film series ,which she side seated of king Nanda Bayin.[9]

Ancestry

The queen was descended from the Prome and ultimately Ava royalty from her mother's side. Her father Minkhaung was a half-brother of King Bayinnaung.

Ancestry of Queen Min Phyu
8. Taungkha Min 4. Mingyi Swe 9. Kayenawaddy 2. Minkhaung II of Toungoo 10. Kywe Sit Min 5. Sister of Shin Myo Myat 11. (unnamed) 1. Min Phyu 12. Thado Minsaw of Prome 6. Bayin Htwe of Prome 13. Myat Hpone Pyo 3. Laygyun Mibaya 14. Minye Kyawswa II of Kalay 7. Chit Mi of Prome 15. Min Hpone Htut of Prome

Notes

1. Per (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 81), Min Phyu had two elder brothers. Since her eldest brother Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo was born in August 1550, she could have been born in 1552 at the earliest.
2. The three main chronicles do not agree on her date of death; only Hmannan's date matches with its Western calendar translation. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 96) says she died on Sunday, 9th waxing of Kason 958 ME, which translates to Saturday, 4 May 1596. (Yazawin Thit Vol. 2 2012: 230) corrects Maha Yazawin, saying she died on Saturday, 9th waxing of Kason 957 ME, which translates to Sunday, 16 April 1595. (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 98) corrects both prior chronicles with Saturday, 9th waxing of Kason 958 ME, which results in Saturday, 4 May 1596.

References

1. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 79): Kason 945 ME = 21 April 1583 to 20 May 1583
2. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 103
3. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 107
4. Yazawin Thit Vol. 2 2012: 239
5. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 96
6. Yazawin Thit Vol. 2 2012: 230
7. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 98
8. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 108
9. ตำนานสมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2012, 2nd 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.

Min Phyu of Toungoo Toungoo Dynasty Born: 1550s Died: 4 May 1596
Royal titles
Preceded by Sanda Dewi as Chief Queen	Queen of the Southern Palace c. 5 May 1583 – 4 May 1596	Succeeded by Hanthawaddy Mibaya as Chief Queen