Yaza Datu Kalaya ရာဇ ဓာတု ကလျာ | |
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Princess consort of Toungoo | |
Tenure | 21 March [O.S. 11 March] 1603 – November 1603 |
Coronation | 21 March [O.S. 11 March] 1603 |
Predecessor | Min Khin Saw |
Successor | unknown |
Princess consort of Burma | |
Tenure | c. November 1586 – 8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1593 |
Predecessor | Natshin Medaw |
Successor | unknown |
Born | 12 November 1559 Sunday, 14th waxing of Natdaw 921 ME Pegu (Bago) Toungoo Empire |
Died | November 1603 Tazaungmon 965 ME (aged ~44) Toungoo (Taungoo) |
Spouse | Mingyi Swa (1586–1593, his death) Natshinnaung (1603) |
Issue | None |
House | Toungoo |
Father | Bayinnaung |
Mother | Yaza Dewi aka Htwe Hla |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Yaza Datu Kalaya (Burmese: ရာဇ ဓာတု ကလျာ, pronounced [jàza̰ dàdṵ kələjà], Pali: Rājadhātukalyā; also spelled Yaza Datu Kalya; 12 November 1559 – November 1603) was crown princess of Burma from 1586 to 1593, and crown princess of Toungoo for seven months in 1603. Known for her great beauty, the princess was also a noted poet, and the subject of some of the "most beautiful poems in Burmese literature" by Natshinnaung.[1]