Laygyun Mibaya
Laygyun Mibaya (Burmese: လေးကျွန်း မိဖုရား, pronounced [lé dʑʊ́ɴ mḭbəjá]) was the chief queen of Viceroy Minkhaung II of Toungoo (r. 1549–1550, 1552–1584). Self-proclaimed kings of Toungoo Minye Thihathu II and Natshinnaung were her son and grandson, respectively.
Laygyun Mibaya လေးကျွန်း မိဖုရား | |
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Chief vicereine of Toungoo | |
Tenure | March 1549 – 30 April 1550 6 June 1552 – June 1584 |
Predecessor | Sister of Shin Myo Myat |
Successor | Min Khin Saw |
Queen consort of Toungoo | |
Tenure | by 1535–1545 |
Born | 1520s Prome (Pyay) |
Died | c. 1580s Toungoo (Taungoo) |
Spouse | Tabinshwehti (1535–1545) Minkhaung II of Toungoo (1545–1584?) |
Issue | Minye Thihathu II[1] Thado Dhamma Yaza Min Phyu Thiri Yaza Dewi Min Htwe |
House | Prome |
Father | Bayin Htwe |
Mother | Chit Mi of Prome |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Born to the Prome royalty (and ultimately descended from the Ava royalty), she was married off to King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty by her half-brother King Narapati of Prome in the 1530s. At Toungoo (Taungoo), she became a minor queen, living off the palace in a house located in the Laygyun Garden. She came to be known as Laygyun Mibaya (lit. "Queen of Laygyun").[1] In 1545, Tabinshwehti married his minor queen off to Zeya Nanda, who would later be known as Minkhaung II.[2]
She had five children all by Minkhaung II. Her eldest son Minye Thihathu II married his first cousin Min Khin Saw, daughter of King Bayinnaung and Queen Sanda Dewi.[3] All three of her daughters were married to their first cousin King Nanda in 1582.[4]
Ancestry
The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1]
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Notes
- See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for the names of her maternal grandparents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for further ancestors.
References
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 172
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 118
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 77–78
Bibliography
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.