Khin The

Khin The Sirimahāratanamaṅgaladevī
Statue of Khin The
Queen of the Northern Palace
Tenure	26 March 1853 – 3 May 1872
Coronation	6 April 1853
Predecessor
Successor	Supayalat
Born	Me Nyunt December 1813 or January 1814 Pyatho 1175 ME[note 1] Nyaung-kan, Monywa District, Konbaung Burma
Died	3 May 1872 (aged 58) Friday, 12th waning of Kason 1234 ME Mandalay, Konbaung Burma
Burial	Mandalay Palace
Spouse	Mindon Min
Issue	None
Regnal name Sirimahāratanamaṅgaladevī (သီရိမဟာရတနာမင်္ဂလာဒေဝီ)
House	Konbaung
Father	Tha Phyu, Lord of Sagaing
Mother	Min Hla
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Khin The (Burmese: ခင်သဲ, c. January 1814 – 3 May 1872), commonly known by her regnal title Thiri Maha Yadana Mingala Dewi (Burmese: သီရိမဟာရတနာမင်္ဂလာဒေဝီ; Pali: Sirimahāratanamaṅgaladevī), was the Queen of the Northern Palace of King Mindon Min during the Konbaung dynasty.^[1]

Biography[]

At her age 13, she serving as a lady-in-waiting to Nanmadaw Me Nu when her father, Tha Phyu, serving as mayor of Sagaing. In 1834, she became a royal concubine of Prince Mindon. When Prince Mindon and Kanaung Mintha fled to Shwebo, Khin The accompanied them. Before the end of the rebellion, Prince Mindon pledged to make Khin The as the chief queen if he ascended the throne. When Mindon ascended the throne, it was difficult for Khin The to be made the chief queen because she was not a royal blood. However, she became the Queen of the Northern Palace with the royal title Thiri Maha Yadana Mingala Dewi on 26 March 1853.

She did not bear any issue but she adopted Salin Supaya, daughter of her half-sister Limban Mibaya, and , daughter of Tamabin Mibaya. She died on 3 May 1872 and was buried in the Mandalay Palace stockade.

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See also[]

• Konbaung dynasty
• List of Burmese consorts