Yadana Dewi of Toungoo

Yadana Dewi
ရတနာ ဒေဝီ
Queen of the Central Palace of Toungoo
Reign1510s – 1530
Predecessornew office
SuccessorYaza Dewi
Born1490s
Mong Pai (Mobye)
SpouseMingyi Nyo
IssueThakin Gyi
HouseToungoo
FatherSaopha of Mong Pai
MotherMaha Dewi of Mong Pai
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Yadana Dewi (Burmese: ရတနာ ဒေဝီ, pronounced [jədənà dèwì]; Pali: Ratanadevī) was one of the five principal queens of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo Dynasty and the mother of Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi, the chief queen of King Bayinnaung. The third ranked queen of the five queens was a daughter of Hso Nyen Hpa or Nawn Ging Hpa the saopha (chief) of Mong Pai (Mobye). Her birth name was Khin Nwe (ခင်နွဲ့) according to standard chronicles, or Khin Hnin Nwe (ခင်နှင်းနွဲ့), according to the Toungoo Yazawin chronicle.[1]

  1. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 89