Maha Dewi of Toungoo

Maha Dewi (Burmese: မဟာဒေဝီ, pronounced [məhà dèwì]; Pali: Mahādevī) was a principal queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo Dynasty.[1] She was also known as Wadi Mibaya (ဝတီး မိဖုရား). On 11 April 1511,[2] Mingyi Nyo held his coronation ceremony, in which he bestowed her the title of Maha Dewi.[3] She had no children.[4]

For other people named Maha Dewi, see Maha Dewi (disambiguation).
Maha Dewi
မဟာဒေဝီ
Queen of the Western Palace
Tenure16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
PredecessorNew office
SuccessorMin Taya Medaw
SpouseMingyi Nyo
Issuenone
HouseToungoo
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

References
  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 89
  2. (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 79): Full moon of Kason 873 ME = 11 April 1511
  3. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 81
  4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 180

Bibliography
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
Maha Dewi of Toungoo
Royal titles
New title Queen of the Western Palace of Toungoo
16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530		 Succeeded by
Min Taya Medaw

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