Seindon Mibaya (; 1840 – 15 May 1905), known by her royal title, Thiri Pobba Yadana Dewi (), was a senior queen consort of

King Mindon Mindon Min (, ; 1808 – 1878), born Maung Lwin, was the penultimate king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma because of his role in the Fifth Buddhist Council. Under his half brother ...

during the

Konbaung dynasty The Konbaung dynasty (), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in history of Mya ...

of Burma. Being a cousin of King Mindon, she was promoted to a Nanzwe MibayaKing Mindon created a special position called Nanzwe Mibaya for his four queens– Yinge Mibaya,

Laungshe Mibaya Thiri Mahamingala Thupabadewi (; ; 1825 – after 1890), commonly known as the Laungshe Mibaya or Queen of Laungshe (), was a royal princess and senior queen consort of Mindon Min, King Mindon during the Konbaung dynasty. She was the queen mother ...

Magway Mibaya Thiri Mahar Thu Mingalar Sandar Dewi (; ), commonly known as Magway Mibaya (), was a senior queen consort of King Mindon during the late Konbaung dynasty. She was a daughter of King Tharrawaddy and his consort Kyapin Mibaya. She was a Princess o ...

and Seindon Mibaya. It's between Nanya Mibaya (first rank) and Ahsaungya Mibaya (second rank). and received the appanage of SeindonSeindon was a viscountcy-level territory, present-day it's near Sagaing Bridge. when he ascended the throne.

Life

Seindon Mibaya was born as Shin Thet in 1840. She was the eldest daughter of Le-bo U Sai and Duchess of Ahrlarkatpa, the younger sister of Chandra Mata Mahe, Queen of the South Royal Chamber, who was the mother of King Mindon. Therefore, she was a maternal cousin of King Mindon. She had a younger sibling,

Tabe Prince Maung Ba, Tabe Prince (တပယ်မင်းသား မောင်ဘ) was a Burmese prince and nobleman during the Konbaung dynasty in Burma. Although not of royal blood, he was granted the title of prince by his cousin, King Mindon. Prince ...

. She was granted the

appanages An appanage, or apanage (; ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits). It was ...

of Sale and Ta Lok Myo when she became the queen consort. She did not bear any issue. Yadanar Bon Myint Monastery

In 1878, after the death of King Mindon, she was imprisoned for failing to provide a list of the gold, silver, and other royal gifts he had given her. After the passing of King Mindon, to avoid the beset caused by Queen

Hsinbyumashin Hsinbyumashin (; 22 November 1821 – 26 February 1900) was a List of Burmese consorts, senior queen of King Mindon Min of Burma during the Konbaung dynasty. She was known for the Bronze Hall Massacre. She was the daughter of King Bagyidaw and his ...

faction in Upper Burma, she took refuge in

Moulmein Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; ; , ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' southeast of Yangon and south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. Mawlamyine was an ancien ...

(now Mawlamyine), then British owned

Lower Burma Lower Myanmar (, also called Lower Burma) is a geographic region of Myanmar and includes the low-lying Irrawaddy Delta ( Ayeyarwady, Bago and Yangon Regions), as well as coastal regions of the country ( Rakhine and Mon States and Tanintharyi ...

. There, she established the

Yadanabonmyint Monastery Yadanabonmyint Monastery (), also known as the Queen Seindon Monastery (), is a historic Buddhist monastery in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. The monastery was constructed under the guidance of Seindon Mibaya, a fourth ranking queen of King Mind ...

(ရတနာဘုံမြင့်ကျောင်း). Later, she joined the Buddhist order of nun in

before she died on 15 May 1905.

Life

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