Khay Ma Naw

Khay Ma Naw ခေမနော
Co-chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure	c. May 1545 – 30 April 1550
Predecessor	Dhamma Dewi of Toungoo
Successor	Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi

Born	Pegu (Bago)
Spouse	Tabinshwehti
House	Toungoo
Mother	Ma Kyaik
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Khay Ma Naw (Burmese: ခေမနော, Burmese pronunciation: [kʰè mə nɔ́]) was the chief queen of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty from 1545 to 1550.^[1] The ethnic Mon queen was an adopted daughter of wealthy woman in Pegu (Bago), who had found her as a young child in the field by her cattle.^[2]

References

↑ Htin Aung 1967: 111
↑ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 209–210

Bibliography

Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.

Royal titles
Khay Ma Naw Toungoo Dynasty
Preceded by Dhamma Dewi	Co-chief queen consort of Burma 1545–1550	Succeeded by Atula Thiri

Queens consort of the Toungoo Dynasty

Chief queens consort	Soe Min Hteik-Tin Dhamma Dewi and Khay Ma Naw Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi I Hanthawaddy Mibaya¹ and Min Phyu I² Thiri Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi Dewi Atula Sanda Dewi I Khin Hnin Paw Khin Myo Sit Atula Sanda Dewi II Min Phyu II Atula Thiri Maha Dewi Maha Dewi II Thiri Maha Mingala Dewi Maha Nanda Dipadi Dewi

Queens of the Northern Palace	Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi Khin Myat Sanda Dewi I Thiri Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi II Thiri Dewi Thiri Sanda Dewi Maha Yaza Dipadi Dewi Thiri Dhamma Dewi

Queens of the Central Palace	Yadana Dewi Yaza Dewi I Min Htwe Yaza Dewi II Nanda Dewi Maha Dipadi Dewi

Queens of the Western Palace	Maha Dewi I Min Taya Medaw

¹Chief only (1583–96); Chief and South (1581–83; 1596–99) ²South only (1583–96)

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