Khay Ma Naw
ခေမနော
Co-chief queen consort of Burma
Tenurec. May 1545 – 30 April 1550
PredecessorDhamma Dewi of Toungoo
SuccessorAtula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi
BornPegu (Bago)
SpouseTabinshwehti
HouseToungoo
MotherMa Kyaik
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Khay Ma Naw (Burmese: ခေမနော, Burmese pronunciation: [kʰè nɔ́]) was the chief queen of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty from 1545 to 1550.[1] The ethnic Mon queen was an adopted daughter of wealthy woman in Pegu (Bago), who had found her as a young child in the field by her cattle.[2]

References

  1. Htin Aung 1967: 111
  2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 209–210

Bibliography

  • Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
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