Mwei Zeik

Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ်
Queen of Martaban–Hanthawaddy
Tenure1348 – 1384
Bornc. 1330sMartaban (Mottama)? Martaban Kingdom
DiedUnknownPegu (Bago) Hanthawaddy kingdom
SpouseBinnya U (1348–1384)
IssueTala Mi Daw
HouseHanthawaddy Pegu
FatherThan-Bon
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Sanda Dewi Mwei Zeik (Burmese: စန္ဒာဒေဝီ မွေ့ဇိပ်[sàɴdàdèwìmwḛzeiʔ];) was a principal queen consort of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy.

Born Mwei Zeik, she was the third daughter of Minister Than-Bon of the Martaban court. She and her elder two sisters Mwei It and Mwei Kaw became queens of Binnya U soon after his accession.[1] Their youngest sister Mwei Daw later became a wife of Binnya U about five years later.[2]

Her royal title was Sanda Dewi.[2] She had a daughter named Tala Mi Daw (also spelled Tala May Daw), the first wife of King Razadarit.

References

  1. ^Pan Hla 2005: 45
  2. ^ abPan Hla 2005: 47

Bibliography

  • Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2005 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.