Shin Hla Myat of Pakhan
Shin Hla Myat (Burmese: ရှင်လှမြတ်, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ l̥a̰ mjaʔ]) was duchess of Pakhan from 1429 to 1450/51. The eldest daughter of King Mohnyin Thado may also have served as the (acting) governor of Pakhan and the surrounding ten regions after her husband Thihapate was transferred to Mohnyin in 1439.[note 1] Hla Myat was the mother of Queen Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava.
| Shin Hla Myat ရှင်လှမြတ် | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Pakhan | |
| Tenure | 1429 – 1450/51 |
| Predecessor | Shin Myat Hla of Pakhan |
| Successor | Min Myat Htut |
| Duchess of Pyinzi | |
| Tenure | 1426 – 1434 |
| Successor | Saw Pyei Chantha |
| Born | c. 1414 Mohnyin Ava Kingdom |
| Died | in or after 1466/67 Ava Kingdom |
| Spouse | Thihapate of Mohnyin |
| Issue among others... | Min Uti of Mohnyin Thihapate II of Pakhan Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava |
| House | Mohnyin |
| Father | Mohnyin Thado |
| Mother | Shin Myat Hla of Ava |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Brief
Hla Myat was the third child of Thado and Myat Hla.[1] She was born and grew up in Mohnyin, where her father was sawbwa (lord governor) of the region. In 1426, her father was successful in seizing the Ava throne. On the day of the coronation, Hla Myat was married off to Thihapate.[2][3]
She and her husband were first cousins (if not double first cousins). The couple had had two sons and six daughters.[4]
| Issue | Notes |
|---|---|
| Min Uti of Mohnyin | Rebel sawbwa of Mohnyin (r. 1450/51) |
| Thihapate II of Pakhan | Governor of Pakhan (r. 1450/51–1507/08)[5] Husband of Min Mya Hnit, Shwe Einthe of Twinthin and Min Myat Htut |
| Saw Hla Min | Chief queen consort of Ava (r. 1468–1480) |
| daughter | Duchess of Nyaungyan; wife of Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo |
| daughter | Duchess of Kanni |
| daughter | Duchess of Thingyi |
| daughter | Duchess of Sagu; wife of Thinkhaya of Sagu |
| daughter | Duchess of Salin; wife of Thiri Zeya Thura of Salin |
The duchess was still alive in 1466/67 when she sponsored merit-making donations to the public under five pyatthats west of Ava (Inwa).[6]
Ancestry
Shin Hla Myat was descended from a distant branch of the Pinya and Pagan royal lines from her paternal side, and from the maternal line, a two times great grandchild of King Thihathu of Pinya.
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Notes
- Hla Myat apparently remained in Pakhan. Chronicles do not mention her stay in Mohnyin or referred to her as duchess of Mohnyin. Instead, she is referred to as the lord of Pakhan (ပခန်းစား) (as opposed to duchess of Pakhan (ပခန်း မိဖုရား)) as seen in (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 282).
References
- Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 62
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 272
- Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61
- Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83–84
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 290, 313
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 294
Bibliography
- Kala, U (2006) [1724]. Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (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.