Laygyun Mibaya

Laygyun Mibaya (Burmese: လေးကျွန်း မိဖုရား, pronounced [lé dʑʊ́ɴ mḭbəjá]) was the chief queen of Viceroy Minkhaung II of Toungoo (r. 1549–1550, 1552–1584). Self-proclaimed kings of Toungoo Minye Thihathu II and Natshinnaung were her son and grandson, respectively.

Laygyun Mibaya လေးကျွန်း မိဖုရား
Chief vicereine of Toungoo
Tenure	March 1549 – 30 April 1550 6 June 1552 – June 1584
Predecessor	Sister of Shin Myo Myat
Successor	Min Khin Saw
Queen consort of Toungoo
Tenure	by 1535–1545
Born	1520s Prome (Pyay)
Died	c. 1580s Toungoo (Taungoo)
Spouse	Tabinshwehti (1535–1545) Minkhaung II of Toungoo (1545–1584?)
Issue	Minye Thihathu II[1] Thado Dhamma Yaza Min Phyu Thiri Yaza Dewi Min Htwe
House	Prome
Father	Bayin Htwe
Mother	Chit Mi of Prome
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Born to the Prome royalty (and ultimately descended from the Ava royalty), she was married off to King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty by her half-brother King Narapati of Prome in the 1530s. At Toungoo (Taungoo), she became a minor queen, living off the palace in a house located in the Laygyun Garden. She came to be known as Laygyun Mibaya (lit. "Queen of Laygyun").[1] In 1545, Tabinshwehti married his minor queen off to Zeya Nanda, who would later be known as Minkhaung II.[2]

She had five children all by Minkhaung II. Her eldest son Minye Thihathu II married his first cousin Min Khin Saw, daughter of King Bayinnaung and Queen Sanda Dewi.[3] All three of her daughters were married to their first cousin King Nanda in 1582.[4]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1]

Ancestry of Laygyun Mibaya
8. Narapati of Ava 4. Thado Minsaw of Prome 9. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava 2. Bayin Htwe 10. Saw Shwe Khet of Prome 5. Myat Hpone Pyo 11. Saw Min Phyu 1. Laygyun Mibaya 12. Minye Kyawswa I of Kalay 6. Minye Kyawswa II of Kalay 13. unnamed 3. Chit Mi of Prome 14. Mingyi Swa of Prome 7. Min Hpone Htut of Prome 15. Saw Myat Lay

Notes

1. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for the names of her maternal grandparents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for further ancestors.

References

1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83
2. Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 172
3. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 118
4. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 77–78

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.