Min Taya Medaw

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Min Taya Medaw (Burmese: မင်းတရား မယ်တော်, pronounced [mɪ́ɴ təjá mɛ̀dɔ̀]) was a principal queen of King Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was her first cousin.^[1] The queen was described in a well-known eigyin-style poem/song by the famous poet Nawaday, who served at the Prome court.^[2] She and the king had no children.^[1]

After Nanda lost power in 1599, she spent ten years in Toungoo in exile until 1610. On 4 September [O.S. 25 August] 1610, King Anaukpetlun, who had just defeated Natshinnaung, the self-proclaimed king of Toungoo, ordered that the queen, Min Htwe, and Natshin Medaw be sent to Ava (Inwa) with the full royal regalia befitting their former status.^[3]

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From her mother's side, she was descended from Ava and Prome royal lines.^[4] She was the younger daughter of Thado Dhamma Yaza II, Viceroy of Prome, and a niece of King Bayinnaung.

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Bibliography[edit]

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Ni Ni Myint (2004). Selected Writings of Ni Ni Myint. Yangon: Myanmar Historical Commission.
• Than Kho, Shin (1615). Minye Deibba Egyin (in Burmese) (1967 ed.). Yangon: Hanthawaddy Press.