May Hnin Thwe-Da (Mon: မေဏင်သောဲဍာ; Burmese: မေနှင်းသွယ်တာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mè n̥ɪ́ɴ θwɛ̀dà]; also spelled "မည်နှင်းသွယ်ဒါ", "Mi Hnin Thwe-Da"; Thai: แม่นางสร้อยดาว, RTGS: Mae-nang Soidao, "Lady Soidao") was the chief queen consort of King Wareru of Martaban. The queen was a daughter of King Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai. Circa 1281/82, while her father the king was away on a campaign, Princess Thwe-Da eloped with Wareru, a captain of the royal palace guards.[1] The couple fled to Wareru's native Tagaw Wun village (present-day Bilin Township, Mon State in Myanmar), then part of the neighboring Bagan Kingdom.[2]
| May Hnin Thwe-Da | |
|---|---|
| Chief Queen Consort of Martaban | |
| Tenure | 30 January 1287 – c. 14 January 1307 |
| Coronation | 5 April 1287 |
| Predecessor | new office |
| Successor | unknown |
| Born | c. 1250s Sukhothai |
| Died | Martaban (Mottama) |
| Spouse | Wareru |
| Issue | May Hnin Theindya |
| House | Phra Ruang Dynasty |
| Father | Ram Khamhaeng |
| Mother | unknown |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Her husband later seized the local governorship of Martaban (Mottama).[3] Thwe-Da became the chief queen consort of Martaban in 1287 when her husband officially revolted against Bagan with her father's support.[4] The rebellion was successful, and her husband went on to consolidate all three Mon-speaking regions of Lower Burma in the 1290s.[5]
Thwe-Da and Wareru had at least one daughter, May Hnin Theindya, who later became a wife of Tarabya of Pegu.[6]
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edit- Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.