Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi of Ava

Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi
‹See Tfd›အတုလသီရိ ဓမ္မဒေဝီ
Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi ; ‹See Tfd›အတုလသီရိ ဓမ္မဒေဝီ
Chief queen consort of Ava
Reign	c. August 1480 – 7 April 1501
Predecessor	Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi
Successor	Salin Minthami
Born	c. 1446/47 ; c. 808 ME; Twinthin
Died	?; Ava (Inwa)?
Spouse	Minkhaung II
Issue	Thihathura II ; Narapati II ; Soe Min ; Min Hpwa Saw
Father	Thihapate II of Pakhan
Mother	Shwe Einthe of Twinthin
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi (Burmese: အတုလသီရိ ဓမ္မဒေဝီ, pronounced [ʔətṵla̰ θìɹḭ dəma̰dèwì]) was the chief queen consort of King Minkhaung II of Ava. She was a granddaughter of King Mohnyin Thado, as well as a direct descendant of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava from her mother's side.^{[note 1]}

She was wedded to her cousin Prince Nawrahta (later King Minkhaung II) in 1466/67 by their grandfather King Narapati I of Ava. The couple had been engaged since they were both nine years old (in their 10th year).^[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle.^{[note 2]}

Ancestry of Queen Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi

8. unnamed

4. Thihapate of Mohnyin

9. unnamed

2. Thihapate II of Pakhan

10. (=12) Mohnyin Thado

5. Shin Hla Myat of Pakhan

11. (=13) Shin Myat Hla of Ava

1. Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi

12. (=10) Mohnyin Thado

6. Narapati I of Ava

13. (=11) Shin Myat Hla of Ava

3. Shwe Einthe of Twinthin

14. Thinkhaya of Pagan

7. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava

15. Saw Min Pu

Notes

^ (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82): Her maternal great grandfather Thinkhaya of Pagan was a half-uncle of King Minkhaung I.
^ See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61, 73, 82–83, 111). According to (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61), Thihapate of Mohnyin was a nephew of Shin Mi Myat.

References

^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 294

Bibliography

Kala, U (2006) [1724]. Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
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 (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Royal titles
Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi of Ava Toungoo Dynasty Born: c. 1446/47
Preceded by Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi	Chief queen consort of Ava 1480–1501	Succeeded by Salin Minthami

[1] (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82): Her maternal great grandfather Thinkhaya of Pagan was a half-uncle of King Minkhaung I.

[3] See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61, 73, 82–83, 111). According to (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61), Thihapate of Mohnyin was a nephew of Shin Mi Myat.

[yt-1-294-2] Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 294

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v t e Queens consort of Ava
Chief queens consort	Saw Omma I Khame Mi Shin Saw Gyi Min Hla Myat Shin Saw Saw Min Hla Shin Bo-Me Shin Myat Hla Min Hla Nyet Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi Salin Minthami (unknown)¹ (unknown)¹ (unknown)¹ (unknown)¹ Narapati Mibaya¹
Queens of the Northern Palace	Shin Saw Gyi Saw Omma II Saw Khway Shin Bo-Me Tanzaung Mibaya Salin Minthami Lat Min Taya Hnamadaw
Queens of the Central Palace	Saw Omma II Saw Taw Oo Min Pyan Shin Sawbu Dhamma Dewi
Queens of the Western Palace	Saw Taw Oo Shin Mi-Nauk Shin Bo-Me Taungdwin Mibaya
¹Queens of the Confederation of Shan States