Yaza Dewi of Pegu

ရာဇဒေဝီQueen of the Central PalaceTenure17 March 1563 – 13 September 1564PredecessorYadana DewiSuccessorMin HtweBornc. 1530s
DabayinDied13 September 1564
Wednesday, 9th waxing of Thadingyut 926 ME^[1]
Pegu (Bago)SpouseBayinnaungIssueNawrahta Minsaw^[2]
Yaza Datu Kalaya
Thiri Thudhamma Yaza

Names
Birth name: Htwe Hla

FatherGamani of DabayinReligionTheravada Buddhism

Yaza Dewi (Burmese: ရာဇဒေဝီ, pronounced [jàza̰ dèwì]; Pali: Rājadevī) was a principal queen consort of King Bayinnaung of Burma. She was the mother of King Nawrahta Minsaw of Lan Na, Queen Yaza Datu Kalaya of Toungoo and Thiri Thudhamma Yaza, Viceroy of Martaban.^[2] She was a niece of King Narapati II of Ava. She was a minor queen of King Bayinnaung but was elevated to be his third principal queen on 17 March 1563.^[3] She died a year and a half later. Then she was reincarnated as Yodaya Mibaya (King's Sister) as a youngest daughter of Nawrahta Minsaw.

In popular culture

She was portrayed as a character in Thai television drama many stories namely Phu Chana Sip Thit(Conqueror of the Ten Directions)(ผู้ชนะสิบทิศ) in the name Tala mae kusuma in The novel has been adapted as a television drama numerous times , including in 1958 Portrayed by songshri thevagup , 1961 Portrayed by savalee pakapan , 1971 Portrayed by thiwaporn kanchanarom, 1980 Portrayed by kanokwan danudom , 1983 Portrayed by pinjai pommalee , 1989 Portrayed by Sinjai Plengpanich , and most recently 2013 Portrayed by Vanessa Herrmann. and the as a character in Thai television drama namely kasattriya (กษัตริยา) 2003 in the name Chao Nang Cheng tha vae Portrayed by Nuanprang Trichit.^[4][5], and appeared in the scene of In Part 1 of the 2007 King Naresuan film series ,which she side seated of king Bayinnaung.^[6]

References

Bibliography

• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Yaza Dewi of Pegu Toungoo Dynasty Born: c. 1530s Died: 13 September 1564
Royal titles
Preceded by Yadana Dewi	Queen of the Central Palace 17 March 1563 – 13 September 1564	Succeeded by Min Htwe