Thupaba Dewi (, ; ) was an Ava princess who became a

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of King

Razadarit Razadarit (, ; , or ; also spelled Yazadarit, "king of kings"; 1368–1421) was king of Kingdom of Hanthawaddy, Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1384 to 1421. He successfully unified his Mon language, Mon-speaking kingdom, and fended off major assaults ...

of Hanthawaddy.

Brief

She was born Min Hla Myat to Saw Beza and King

Swa Saw Ke Mingyi Swa Saw Ke (, ; also spelled Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He ...

of Ava. She was the youngest of three children and had two elder brothers

Min Swe Min Swe () is a Burmese politician and political prisoner. In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament, winning a majority of 20,358 (64% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat. M ...

and

Theiddat Theiddat (, ; 1375/76–1408) was the heir-presumptive of Ava from 1400 to 1406 during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava. Theiddat was the key figure in securing his elder brother Minkhaung I's claim on the throne of Ava. In the early days of ...

.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436 She was born in or after 1376.The eldest child Minkhaung was born on 13 September 1373 per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 55; footnote 1). The second son

was two years younger per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 439), meaning he was born 1375/76. Therefore Hla Myat could have been born 1376 at the earliest. She was also known by the title of Thupaba Dewi (Pali: Supabha Devi). In 1403,Standard chronicles ((Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 329) and (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 469)) say that she was given in marriage to Razadarit in late 768 ME (early 1407) at the end of Razadarit's invasion of Ava. But according to a contemporary inscription, per (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 220–221), the invasion took place in 1401/02. Attempts to reach a truce began about 10 days after Ava forces defeated Pegu forces at the battle of Nawin near Prome on Tuesday, 3rd waxing of

Tabodwe Tabodwe () is the eleventh month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Festivals and observances *Full moon of Tabodwe **Htamanè, Harvest Festival () **Mon National Day Rakhine people, Rakhine tug of war festival, Yatha Hswe Pwe. *Pagoda festiva ...

764 ME (26 December 1402). It means the first attempt to negotiate began around 5 January 1403. her eldest brother, now King

Minkhaung I Minkhaung I of Ava ( ; also spelled Mingaung; 1373–1421) was king of Ava Kingdom, Ava from 1400 to 1421. He is best remembered in History of Myanmar, Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Hantha ...

, gave her to King

of Hanthawaddy in a

marriage of state A marriage of state is a diplomatic marriage or union between two members of different nation-states or internally, between two power blocs, usually in authoritarian societies and is a practice which dates back to ancient times, as far back as ear ...

.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 469Pan Hla 2005: 236

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Hmannan Yazawin ''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' (, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the ''Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first Burmese chronicle, official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). It was compiled by the Royal Histori ...

, volume=1–3 , orig-year=1832 , location=Yangon , language=Burmese , year=2003 , publisher=Ministry of Information, Myanmar Ava dynasty Hanthawaddy dynasty