Pwadawgyi of Pagan

Pwadawgyi
ဖွားတော်ကြီး
Chief Queen Consort of Burma
Tenure 1211 – 1231 or 1235
Predecessor Taung Pyinthe II (Sithu II)
Successor Shin Saw or
Yaza Dewi
Born Pagan (Bagan)
Died Pagan
Spouse Htilominlo
Issue Theinpatei
Taya Mun
House Pagan
Father Ottathu
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Pwadawgyi (Burmese: ဖွားတော်ကြီး}, pronounced: [pʰwá dɔ̀ dʑí]) was the chief queen consort of King Htilominlo of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). Her personal name is lost to history. Pwadawgyi simply means "Royal Grandmother". She was a great granddaughter of King Sithu I.[1][2][3] She and Htilominlo had two children named Theinpatei and Taya Mun. Taya Mun died young.[3]

References

  1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 230
  2. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 136
  3. 1 2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 330–331

Bibliography

Pwadawgyi of Pagan
Royal titles
Preceded by
Taung Pyinthe II (Sithu II)
Chief Queen Consort of Burma
18 August 1211 – 1231 or 19 July 1235
Succeeded by
Shin Saw or
Yaza Dewi
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