Nanmadaw Me Nu (Burmese: နန်းမတော် မယ်နု, pronounced[náɰ̃mədɔ̀mɛ̀nṵ]; 18 June 1783 – 12 May 1840), commonly known by her regnal title Thiri Pavara Mahayazeinda Yadana Dewi (Burmese: သီရိပဝရ မဟာရာဇိန္ဒာ ရတနာဒေဝီ; Pali: Siripavaramahārajindaratanadevī) was the chief queen of King Bagyidaw of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 to 1837. She married Bagyidaw when he was Prince of Sagaing, then became chief queen consort when he ascended to the throne on 5 June 1819, gaining the title Namadaw Mibaya Khaunggyi (lit. Queen of the Main Palace).
King Bagyidaw was obviously under the dominance of the queen. Me Nu came to power and manipulated not only the royal court affairs but also the political affairs of the country. Although it was not customary for the Burmese king and queen to sit together on the throne, Me Nu broke with royal tradition by sitting on the throne alongside the king. Me Nu was later sentenced to death when Bagyidaw's brother, Tharrawaddy Min, usurped him.[1]
^"Nanmadaw Mei Nu versus Phalankhon". Myanmar DigitalNews. 17 August 2019.
NanmadawMeNu (Burmese: နန်းမတော် မယ်နု, pronounced [náɰ̃mədɔ̀ mɛ̀nṵ]; 18 June 1783 – 12 May 1840), commonly known by her regnal title Thiri Pavara Mahayazeinda...
Hall Massacre. She was the daughter of King Bagyidaw and his consort NanmadawMeNu (Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw). She was one of the most influential...
Tourists can still observe a few remnants of the capital, including NanmadawMeNu Ok Kyaung, the Nanmyin Tower, the inner and outer brick city walls,...
Sagaing Region, Myanmar. The village is the home to the chief queen NanmadawMeNu and founded by her great-grand father Bala Thaman who was posted to...
prince of the first rank of the Konbaung dynasty. He was the brother of NanmadawMeNu, the chief queen of King Bagyidaw. Favored by the king and queen, he...
Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The monastery was built by Queen NanmadawMeNu in 1818 to serve as the residence of her religious preceptor, the Nyaunggan...
later chief queen NanmadawMeNu built the Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery in 1818, more commonly known as MeNu Ok Kyaung (MeNu's Brick Monastery), unusual...
Khin The entered the palace and began serving as a lady-in-waiting to NanmadawMeNu at the age of 13. Khin The was favored by Prince Mindon's mother for...
palladium of the Rakhine people. Bagyidaw was under the influence of NanmadawMeNu, his notorious chief queen and her brother Minthagyi Maung O, through...
(2): 406–429. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00016038. JSTOR 25207682. S2CID 162323467. "Nanmadaw Mei Nu versus Phalankhon". Myanmar DigitalNews. 17 August 2019....
Global Information