Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

For other people named Yaza Dewi, see Yaza Dewi (disambiguation).
Yaza Dewi
ရာဇဒေဝီ
Queen consort of Toungoo
Tenure 16 April 1516 – 24 November 1530
Born c. 1500
Le Way
Spouse Mingyi Nyo
Issue Tabinshwehti
House Toungoo
Father Thura Kyawkhaung
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Yaza Dewi (Burmese: ရာဇဒေဝီ, pronounced: [jàza̰ dèwì]) was a junior queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo and the mother of King Tabinshwehti. Born Khin Oo (ခင်ဦး) to the village chief of Le Way, she became a concubine of the king in 1515.[1] After she bore him his first and only son, the king raised the teenage commoner to the rank of queen with the style of Yaza Dewi.[2]

References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 85–89
  2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 99

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