Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

For other people named Yaza Dewi, see Yaza Dewi (disambiguation).

Yaza Dewi (Burmese: ရာဇဒေဝီ, pronounced [jàza̰ dèwì]) was a junior queen consort of King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo and the mother of King Tabinshwehti. Born Khin Oo (ခင်ဦး) to the village chief of Le Way, she became a concubine of the king in 1515.^[1] After she gave birth to their first and only son, the king raised the teenage commoner to the rank of queen with the style of Yaza Dewi.^[2]

Yaza Dewi ရာဇဒေဝီ
Queen consort of Toungoo
Tenure	16 April 1516 – 24 November 1530
Born	c. 1500 Le Way
Spouse	Mingyi Nyo
Issue	Tabinshwehti
House	Toungoo
Father	Thura Kyawkhaung
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

References

1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 85–89
2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 99

Bibliography

• Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.