Setkya Dewi | |||||
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Chief Queen of Burma | |||||
Tenure | 26 March 1853 - 12 November 1876 | ||||
Predecessor | Thiri Tilawka Maha Yadana Devi | ||||
Successor | Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi | ||||
Born | Supaya 22 December 1813 Amarapura, Burma | ||||
Died | 12 November 1876 Mandalay, Burma | (aged 62)||||
Burial | Mandalay Palace, Mandalay, Burma | ||||
Spouse | Mindon Min | ||||
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House | Konbaung | ||||
Father | Tharrawaddy Min | ||||
Mother | Thiri Pawara Tilawka Maha Yadana Paduma Dewi | ||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Thiri Pawara Atula Tilawka Maha Yazeinda Adhipati Yadana Dewi (Pali: Sīripavara Atulatiloka Mahārājindādhipati Ratanādevī; Burmese: သီရိပဝရ အတုလတိလောက မဟာရာဇိန္ဒာဓိပတိ ရတနာဒေဝီ; born Supaya; 22 December 1813 – 12 November 1876), commonly known as Setkya Dewi or Sekkya Dewi (Burmese: စကြာဒေဝီ; Pali: Cakrādevī), was Queen of the Konbaung Kingdom of Burma from 26 March 1853 to 12 November 1876 as the chief queen of Mindon Min. Born to Tharrawaddy Min and his wife, she held the position of the Tabindaing Princess (chief queen designate) during her father's reign. Being renowned for her knowledge of modern science and astrology, Setkya Dewi was popular with the British, who described her as a well-educated woman (a "bluestocking"), and visitors would often bring her gifts related to her astrological interests.