May Hnin Thwe-Da

May Hnin Thwe-Da
Chief Queen Consort of Martaban
Tenure30 January 1287 – c. 14 January 1307
Coronation5 April 1287
Predecessornew office
Successorunknown
Bornc. 1250s
Sukhothai
DiedMartaban (Mottama)
SpouseWareru
IssueMay Hnin Theindya
HousePhra Ruang Dynasty
FatherRam Khamhaeng
Motherunknown
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

May Hnin Thwe-Da (Mon: မေဏင်သောဲဍာ; Burmese: မေနှင်းသွယ်တာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mè n̥ɪ́ɴ θwɛ̀dà]; also spelled "မည်နှင်းသွယ်ဒါ", "Mi Hnin Thwe-Da"; Thai: แม่นางสร้อยดาว, RTGSMae-nang Soidao, "Lady Soidao") was the chief queen consort of King Wareru of Martaban. The queen was a daughter of King Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai. Circa 1281/82, while her father the king was away on a campaign, Princess Thwe-Da eloped with Wareru, a captain of the royal palace guards.[1] The couple fled to Wareru's native Tagaw Wun village (present-day Bilin Township, Mon State in Myanmar), then part of the neighboring Bagan Kingdom.[2]

Her husband later seized the local governorship of Martaban (Mottama).[3] Thwe-Da became the chief queen consort of Martaban in 1287 when her husband officially revolted against Bagan with her father's support.[4] The rebellion was successful, and her husband went on to consolidate all three Mon-speaking regions of Lower Burma in the 1290s.[5]

Thwe-Da and Wareru had at least one daughter, May Hnin Theindya, who later became a wife of Tarabya of Pegu.[6]

  1. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 19
  2. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 20
  3. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 21, 23
  4. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 24–25
  5. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 33–34
  6. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 30