Min Taya Medaw
Queen of Toungoo Empire
About Min Taya Medaw
Lived 1553 – 1610 (aged 56–57).
Min Taya Medaw (, ) was a principal queen of King Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was her first cousin. The queen was described in a well-known eigyin-style poem/song by the famous poet Nawaday, who served at the Prome court. The king had no issue in her.
Ancestry From her mother's side, she was descended from Ava and Prome royal lines. She was the younger daughter of Thado Dhamma Yaza II, Viceroy of Prome, and a niece of King Bayinnaung.
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Who was Min Taya Medaw?
Queen of Toungoo Empire
When was Min Taya Medaw born?
Min Taya Medaw was born in 1553 in Pyay.
When did Min Taya Medaw die?
Min Taya Medaw died in 1610 in Inwa.
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