Dhamma Dewi of Ava
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Dhamma Dewi ဓမ္မဒေဝီ | |
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Queen of the Central Palace of Ava | |
Tenure | March 1502 – 14 March 1527 |
Predecessor | vacant |
Successor | vacant |
Born | c. 1480s Pakhan |
Died | ? Ava (Inwa) |
Spouse | Narapati II |
Issue | Sanda Dewi |
Father | Thihapate II of Pakhan |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Dhamma Dewi of Pakhan (Burmese: ဓမ္မဒေဝီ, pronounced [dəma̰dèwì]; born Medaw Chit Pwa (မယ်တော် ချစ်ဘွား)) was a principal queen of King Narapati II of Ava. She married the king in March 1502.[1] She was the great grandmother of King Natshinnaung of Toungoo (r. 1609–10).
References
[edit]- ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 102
Bibliography
[edit]- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.