Sanda Dewi
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Sanda Dewi was one of the three principal queens
of King Bayinnaung
of Burma
from 1553 to 1581. She was also a queen of the last two kings of Prome Kingdom
from 1533 to 1542. She was also the maternal grandmother of Natshinnaung, king of Toungoo.
The queen was born Thiri Hpone Htut to King Shwenankyawshin
of Ava
and Queen Dhamma Dewi in 1519. After her father was killed in action against the forces of the Confederation of Shan States and the Prome Kingdom
on 25 March 1527, he young princess was brought to Prome
(Pyay) by King Thado Minsaw of Prome
. Later at Prome, she was married to one of Thado Minsaw's grandsons, King Narapati who ruled from 1533 to 1539. After Narapati died, she was married to his younger brother Minkhaung. She had a son with Minkhaung.
When Prome fell to Toungoo forces in May 1542, the king and queen of Prome were sent to Toungoo. But c. April 1553, Minkhaung was executed for suspicion of plotting against Bayinnaung. Thiri Hpone Htut then became Bayinnaung's queen, with the title of Sanda Dewi. They had a daughter, Khin Saw, who was mother of Natshinnaung, the future rebel king of Toungoo.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of King Bayinnaung
Bayinnaung
Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was the third king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 30-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern day...
of Burma
Toungoo Dynasty
The Toungoo Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Burma from the mid-16th century to 1752. Its early kings Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung succeeded in reunifying the Pagan Empire for the first time since 1287, and in incorporating the Shan States for the first time...
from 1553 to 1581. She was also a queen of the last two kings of Prome Kingdom
Prome Kingdom
The Prome Kingdom was a kingdom that existed for six decades between 1482 and 1542 in the present-day central Burma . Based out of the city of Prome , the minor kingdom was one of the several statelets that broke away from the dominant Ava Kingdom in the late 15th century...
from 1533 to 1542. She was also the maternal grandmother of Natshinnaung, king of Toungoo.
The queen was born Thiri Hpone Htut to King Shwenankyawshin
Shwenankyawshin
Shwenankyawshin Narapati was the last sovereign king of Ava who reigned 25 tumultuous years between 1502 and 1527. A confederation of Shan states led by Mohnyin continued their relentless attacks, and gradually absorbed Avan territory from the north, while their ally Prome took Avan territory in...
of Ava
Ava Kingdom
The Ava Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma from 1364 to 1555. Founded in 1364, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms that had ruled central Burma since the collapse of Pagan Empire in the late 13th century...
and Queen Dhamma Dewi in 1519. After her father was killed in action against the forces of the Confederation of Shan States and the Prome Kingdom
Prome Kingdom
The Prome Kingdom was a kingdom that existed for six decades between 1482 and 1542 in the present-day central Burma . Based out of the city of Prome , the minor kingdom was one of the several statelets that broke away from the dominant Ava Kingdom in the late 15th century...
on 25 March 1527, he young princess was brought to Prome
Pyay
Pyay is a town in the Bago Division in Burma. It has an estimated population of 123,800 . Pyay is positioned on the Ayeyarwady River and is northwest of Yangon....
(Pyay) by King Thado Minsaw of Prome
Thado Minsaw of Prome
Thado Minsaw of Prome was the founder of Prome Kingdom, who reigned the minor kingdom from 1482 to 1527. He was governor of Tharrawaddy during the reigns of his father King Narapati of Ava and his elder brother King Thihathura. After Thihathura died in 1481, the new king Minkhaung II was greeted...
. Later at Prome, she was married to one of Thado Minsaw's grandsons, King Narapati who ruled from 1533 to 1539. After Narapati died, she was married to his younger brother Minkhaung. She had a son with Minkhaung.
When Prome fell to Toungoo forces in May 1542, the king and queen of Prome were sent to Toungoo. But c. April 1553, Minkhaung was executed for suspicion of plotting against Bayinnaung. Thiri Hpone Htut then became Bayinnaung's queen, with the title of Sanda Dewi. They had a daughter, Khin Saw, who was mother of Natshinnaung, the future rebel king of Toungoo.