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, successor = Yaza Dewi of Ava , suc-type = Successor , spouse =

Nanda Nanda, including Nanda (南大), may refer to: Education * Nanchang University (南昌大学), a public university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China * Nanhua University (南华大学), a public university in Hengyang, Hunan, China * Nanjing Universi ...

(1583–1600)
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Minkhaung II of Toungoo Minkhaung II of Toungoo (, ; 1520s–1584) was List of rulers of Toungoo, viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1549 to 1551 and from 1552 to 1584 during the reigns of kings Tabinshwehti, Bayinnaung and Nanda Bayin, Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma ...

, mother = Laygyun Mibaya , birth_date = in or after 1553Per (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 81), Min Htwe had two elder brothers and an elder sister. Since her eldest brother

Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo (, ; c. 6 August 1550 – 11 August 1609) was king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1597 to 1609. His kingdom was one of several small states that emerged following the collapse of Toungoo Empire. He ...

was born in August 1550, the earliest year she could have been born in was 1553. , birth_place =

Toungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ), also spelled Toungoo and formerly Toung-ngú, is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east an ...

(Taungoo) , death_date = in or after 1611 , death_place =

Ava Ava or AVA may refer to: Places Asia and Oceania * Ava Kingdom, in upper Burma from 1364 to 1555 ** Inwa, formerly Ava, the capital of Ava Kingdom ** Earl of Ava, a British colonial earldom in Burma * Ava, Iran, Gilan Province, a village * Iva ...

(Inwa) , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion =

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, signature = Min Htwe (, ) was a principal queen consort of King

Toungoo Dynasty ''taungnguumainn saat'' , conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty , common_name = Taungoo dynasty , status = Empire/Monarchy, Kingdom , event_start = Independence from Kingdom of Ava, Ava Kingdom , yea ...

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(Burma) from 1583 to 1599. The second daughter of Viceroy

, along with her two sisters Min Phyu and Min Pu, married her first cousin Nanda in 1583.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 79): Kason 945 ME = 21 April 1583 to 20 May 1583 The marriages of state solidified the ties between Minkhaung II and Nanda, the High King. At

Pegu Bago (formerly spelled Pegu; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon. Etymology The Burmese name Bago (ပဲခူး) is likely derived from the Mon lang ...

(Bago), she became the Queen of the Central Palace.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 103Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 107 Htwe lost her office in 1599 when Nanda surrendered to the forces of her brother

and Raza II of Mrauk-U. She was part of the defeated royal family that was brought back to her native

(Taungoo) in 1600.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 100): The defeated royal family arrived at Toungoo on 3 March 1600 (5th waning of Tabaung 961 ME). She became a widow on 30 November 1600 when her nephew

Natshinnaung Natshinnaung (, ; 1579–1613) was a Toungoo prince who was a noted poet and an accomplished musician, as well as an able military commander. He later became a rebellious ruler of Toungoo, and went over to ally himself with Portuguese at Tha ...

assassinated Nanda.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 102 On 21 November 1602, Minye Thihathu II married her off to his second son (and her nephew) Minye Kyawswa of Toungoo, who was at least 20 years, perhaps even 25 years, her junior.Minye Kyawswa was born no earlier than 1580, given that his eldest brother Natshinnaung was born c. December 1578. She remained at Toungoo until 1610 when King

Anaukpetlun Anaukbaklun ( ; 21 January 1578 – 9 July 1628) was the sixth king of Taungoo Burma and was largely responsible for restoring the kingdom after it collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22-year reign from 1606 to 1628, Anaukpetlun comple ...

, who had captured Toungoo, sent her, along with other royals, to his capital

(Inwa).Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 141 At Ava, she was given a retinue and a residence befitting a Queen of the Central Palace on .(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 141): Tuesday, 7th waning of

Pyatho Pyatho () is the tenth month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Festivals and observances * Karen New Year (first day of Pyatho) *Royal equestrian festivals () *Pagoda festivals ** Ananda Pagoda Festival, Bagan Pyatho symbols *Flower: ''Clema ...

972 ME = 4 January 1611 NS It is unclear if she and her nephew and husband Minye Kyawswa remained married. She did not follow Minye Kyawswa to Kyaukmaw where he was appointed governor-general. Minye Kyawswa died in August 1612 in a battle with the forces of Portuguese Syriam.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3: 144): Wagaung 944 ME = 28 July 1612 to 25 August 1612 The queen had no

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.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 108

Ancestry

The queen was descended from the

Prome Pyay, and formerly anglicised as Prome, is the principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Ayeyarwady Delta, Cent ...

and ultimately Ava royalty from her mother's side. Her father Minkhaung was a half-brother of King

Bayinnaung , title = King of Toungoo , image = Bayinnaung.JPG , caption = Statue of Bayinnaung in front of the National Museum of Myanmar , reign = 30 April 1550 – 10 October 1581 , coronation = 11 January 1551 at Taungoo, ...

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* * {{Queens consort of Toungoo Queens consort of Toungoo dynasty 1550s births Year of death unknown 16th-century Burmese women 17th-century Burmese women