Pin Hteik Khaung Tin

Thiri Thuketha Dewi, commonly known as Pin Hteik Khaung Tin (Burmese: ပင်း ထိပ်ခေါင်တင်; d. 1882/83), was a Burmese royal princess during the late Konbaung period. She was one of the three virgin daughters of King Mindon.^[1][2]

Thiri Thuketha Dewi of Pin
Princess of Pin
Princess of Pin
Reign	17 October 1857 – 1882/83
Predecessor	?
Successor	disestablished
Princess of Mohlaing
Reign	16 June 1854 – 17 October 1857
Born	unknown Amarapura, Konbaung Burma
Died	1882/83 1244 ME Mandalay, Konbaung Burma
Spouse	Prince Myo Tu of Mekkhaya ​ ​ (m. 1863, divorced)​
Issue	none
Regnal name Thiri Thuketha Dewi
House	Konbaung
Father	Mindon Min
Mother	Zabwedaung Mibaya

Life

The princess, the second of four siblings, was born to King Mindon and his consort Zabwedaung Mibaya. Her eldest sister and youngest brother died at their young ages; only her younger sister Momeik Princess survived.^[3]

At the opening ceremony of King Mindon's royal palace (ဥကင်တော်ဖွင့် မင်္ဂလာ) on 14 June 1854,^{[note 1]} she was granted the title of Thiri Thuketha Wadi. She was later promoted to Thiri Thuketha Dewi. She was granted the appanages of Mohlaing. When her mother died on 17 October 1857,^{[note 2]} she received the appanage of Pin and was hence known as Pin Hteik Khaung Tin. She and her sister had been adopted by Queen Setkya Dewi since their mother's death.^[4]

The princess married Prince Myo Tu of Mekkhaya on 30 November 1863.^{[note 3]} However the marriage was never consummated; he already had six concubines. He wouldn’t even visit her chamber at any point. She was greatly embarrassed by this and repeatedly complained to their father, the king. Eventually, the king relented and allowed the divorce to proceed. She never married again.^[4]

The princess died in 1882/83.^{[note 4]}

Notes

1. 6th waning of Nayon 1216 ME^[4] (16 June 1854)
2. 1st waxing of Tazaungmon 1219 ME^[4] (17 October 1857)
3. 6th waxing of Nadaw 1225 ME^[4] (30 November 1863)
4. 1244 ME^[5] (15 April 1882 – 14 April 1883)

References

1. Than Swe 1999: 149
2. Collection of Thet-Kayit: Money Lending Contracts of Myanmar Rural Area in Kon-baung Period. Aichi University. 1999.
3. Naga Bo 1967
4. Than Swe 1999: 150
5. Than Swe 1999: 151

Bibliography

• Collection of Thet-Kayit: Money Lending Contracts of Myanmar Rural Area in Kon-baung Period. Vol. 1. Aichi University. 1999.
• Hteiktin Htwe, Naga Bo (1967). ရတနာသိင်္ဃ ကုန်းဘောင် မဟာရာဇဝင် အကျဉ်း [Abbreviated History of Yadana Theinga Konbaung Dynasty] (in Burmese). Yangon: Aye.
• Than Swe (Dawei), Maung (1999). ကုန်းဘောင် ရှင်းတမ်း [Expositions on Konbaung Period Topics] (in Burmese). Yangon: Ya-Pyae. pp. 149–151.