Seindon Mibaya
Seindon Mibaya (Burmese: စိန်တုံးမိဖုရား; 1840 – 15 May 1905), known by her royal title, Thiri Pobba Yadana Dewi (Pali: Siripubbāratanadevī), was a senior queen consort of King Mindon during the Konbaung dynasty. Being a cousin of King Mindon, she was promoted to a Nanzwe Mibaya[note 1] and received the appanage of Seindon[note 2] when he ascended the throne.
| Seindon Mibaya Siripubbāratanadevī | |||||
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| Mibaya of Seindon, Sale and Talok | |||||
| Tenure | ? – 1878 | ||||
| Born | Shin Thet 1840 | ||||
| Died | 15 May 1905 (aged 64) Moulmein, British Burma | ||||
| Spouse | Mindon Min | ||||
| Issue | None | ||||
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| House | Konbaung | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Life
Seindon Mibaya was born as Shin Thet in 1840 to parents Le-u Bo U Sai and Arla Kappa Myosa, the sister of King Mindon's mother, Chandra Mata Mahe. She has one younger sibling, Prince Tapal. She is also a cousin of King Mindon. She was granted the appanages of Sale and Talok Myo. She did not bear any issue.
In 1878, she was imprisoned for failing to provide a list of the gold, silver, and royal gifts given by King Mindon after his deification.[1] After the passing of King Mindon, to avoid the beset caused by Queen Hsinbyumashin faction in Upper Burma, she took refuge in Moulmein (now Mawlamyine), then British owned Lower Burma.[2] There, she established the Yadanabonmyint Monastery (ရတနာဘုံမြင့်ကျောင်း).[2] Later, she joined the Buddhist order of nun in Moulmein before she died on 15 May 1905.[3]
Notes
- King Mindon created a special position called Nanzwe Mibaya for his four queens– Yinge Mibaya, Laungshe Mibaya, Magway Mibaya and Seindon Mibaya. It's between Nanya Mibaya (first rank) and Ahsaungya Mibaya (second rank).
- Seindon was a circle-level territory, present-day it's near Sagaing Bridge.
References
- J.P. Hardiman (1900). Gazetteer Of Upper Burma and the Shan States Part I Vol II. Rangoon: Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma.
- "Ratana Bon Myint Monastery (or) Seindon Mibayar Kyaung (ရတနာဘုံမြင့်စိန်တုံးမိဘုရားကျောင်းတိုက်)". 2013-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- "Queen Sein Don's monastery patiently awaits rejuvenation". The Myanmar Times. 7 December 2018.