May Hnin Htapi (Burmese: မေနှင်းထပီ, Burmese pronunciation:[mèn̥ɪ́ɴtʰəpì]) was the chief queen consort of King Saw O of Martaban, and a senior queen consort of King Saw Zein of Martaban. She was the mother of King Saw E.
The queen was a daughter of King Loe Thai of Sukhothai. In 1311, her father sent her to Martaban (Mottama) to marry King Saw O, who had just ascended the Martaban throne.[1] (Martaban had been a nominal vassal of Sukhothai since its founding.) At Martaban, she became the chief queen, and bore two children, a son, Saw E and a daughter, May Hnin Aw Kanya.[1] But her husband was not loyal to her father. Saw O soon discarded his overlord, and went on to seize Tavoy (Dawei) and Tenasserim from Sukhothai in 1321.[1][2]
Htapi briefly became a widow in September 1323 when Saw O died. But the successor Saw Zein immediately raised his sister-in-law as his second ranked queen at his accession.[3] She had a daughter, Mi Ma-Hsan, and a son, Min Linka.[4] Her reign as queen ended in 1330 when Zein was assassinated. The assassin Zein Pun seized the throne but was executed a week later by Saw Zein's powerful chief queen Sanda Min Hla. Htapi's eldest child Saw E became king. But Htapi's stint as the queen mother lasted just 49 days as her son too was assassinated by Sanda Min Hla.[5]
Htapi may have had a hand in the subsequent war between Martaban and Sukhothai. According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the king of Sukhothai was angered by the death of Saw E, and sent an invasion force. But the new king Binnya E Law defeated the invasion.[6] Htapi is not heard from again in the chronicle.
hnin, htapi, burmese, ထပ, burmese, pronunciation, tʰəpì, chief, queen, consort, king, martaban, senior, queen, consort, king, zein, martaban, mother, king, queen, northern, palace, martabantenureseptember, 1323, april, 1330predecessorunknownsuccessortala, shin. May Hnin Htapi Burmese မ န င ထပ Burmese pronunciation me n ɪ ɴ tʰepi was the chief queen consort of King Saw O of Martaban and a senior queen consort of King Saw Zein of Martaban She was the mother of King Saw E May Hnin HtapiQueen of the Northern Palace of MartabanTenureSeptember 1323 April 1330PredecessorunknownSuccessorTala Shin Saw BokChief Queen Consort of MartabanTenurec April 1311 September 1323PredecessorunknownSuccessorSanda Min HlaBornc 1290sSukhothai Died1330 Martaban Mottama SpouseSaw O 1311 23 Saw Zein 1323 30 IssueSaw E May Hnin Aw Kanya Mi Ma Hsan Min LinkaHousePhra Ruang DynastyFatherLoe ThaiMotherunknownReligionTheravada Buddhism This article contains Burmese script Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Burmese script Brief editThe queen was a daughter of King Loe Thai of Sukhothai In 1311 her father sent her to Martaban Mottama to marry King Saw O who had just ascended the Martaban throne 1 Martaban had been a nominal vassal of Sukhothai since its founding At Martaban she became the chief queen and bore two children a son Saw E and a daughter May Hnin Aw Kanya 1 But her husband was not loyal to her father Saw O soon discarded his overlord and went on to seize Tavoy Dawei and Tenasserim from Sukhothai in 1321 1 2 Htapi briefly became a widow in September 1323 when Saw O died But the successor Saw Zein immediately raised his sister in law as his second ranked queen at his accession 3 She had a daughter Mi Ma Hsan and a son Min Linka 4 Her reign as queen ended in 1330 when Zein was assassinated The assassin Zein Pun seized the throne but was executed a week later by Saw Zein s powerful chief queen Sanda Min Hla Htapi s eldest child Saw E became king But Htapi s stint as the queen mother lasted just 49 days as her son too was assassinated by Sanda Min Hla 5 Htapi may have had a hand in the subsequent war between Martaban and Sukhothai According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle the king of Sukhothai was angered by the death of Saw E and sent an invasion force But the new king Binnya E Law defeated the invasion 6 Htapi is not heard from again in the chronicle References edit a b c Pan Hla 2005 38 Phayre 1967 66 Pan Hla 2005 39 Pan Hla 2005 40 Pan Hla 2005 41 42 Pan Hla 2005 42 43Bibliography editPan Hla Nai 2005 1968 Razadarit Ayedawbon in Burmese 8th printing ed Yangon Armanthit Sarpay Phayre Lt Gen Sir Arthur P 1967 1883 History of Burma London Susil Gupta May Hnin HtapiWareru DynastyBorn c 1290s Died 1330 Royal titles Preceded byunknown Chief Queen of Martabanc April 1311 September 1323 Succeeded bySanda Min Hla Preceded byunknown Queen of the Northern Palace of MartabanSeptember 1323 April 1330 Succeeded byTala Shin Saw Bok Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title May Hnin Htapi amp oldid 1208013636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
