Min Mya Hnit (Burmese: မင်းမြနှစ်, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃ mja̰ n̥ɪʔ]) was the only child of King Minye Kyawswa I and Queen Min Hla Nyet of Ava.[1] She married her first cousin Thinkhaya of Twinthin during her father's reign (1439–c. 1442), and died during the early reign of her uncle King Narapati I of Ava (r. 1442–1468).[2] Her husband later became known as Gov. Thihapate II of Pakhan.[3]
| Min Mya Hnit မင်းမြနှစ် | |
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| Duchess of Twinthin | |
| Reign | c. 1440 – 1440s? |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | Shwe Einthe |
| Born | c. mid-to-late 1420s[note 1] Ava (Inwa) |
| Died | 1440s ? |
| Spouse | Thinkhaya of Twinthin |
| House | Mohnyin |
| Father | Minye Kyawswa I of Ava |
| Mother | Min Hla Nyet of Ava |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Ancestry
editThe following is her ancestry as given in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle. Her parents were double cousins.[4]
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Notes
edit- ↑ (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 272) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61): Her parents were married in May 1426.
References
editBibliography
edit- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.