Mwei It
Chief Queen of Martaban
About Mwei It
Sanda Min Hla Mwei It (, ; 1340s– 1365) was a principal queen consort of King Binnya U of Martaban–Hanthawaddy. She may have been Binnya U's first chief queen consort.
Brief Born Mwei It, the future queen was the eldest daughter of Minister Than-Bon of the Martaban court. She and her two younger sisters Mwei Kaw and Mwei Zeik became queens of Binnya U soon after his accession. Their youngest sister Mwei Daw later became a wife of Binnya U about five years later. She may have been the king's first chief queen consort.
The queen did not have any issues. She raised her nephew Ma Nyi Kan-Kaung (son of Mwei Daw and Min Linka) as her own son. She died in Donwun in the mid 1360s, a few years after Binnya U had been driven out of Martaban by the rebel forces led by Byattaba. Her request to Binnya U on her deathbed was not to harm Nyi Kan-Kaung; she died soon after the king agreed to her wish. The king kept his promise. In the early 1370s, the king appointed Nyi Kan-Kaung, who was also his nephew, governor of Dala–Twante.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Mwei It?
chief Queen of Martaban
When was Mwei It born?
Mwei It was born in Mottama.
When did Mwei It die?
Mwei It died in 1360 in Donwun.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mwei It. https://biography.guide/mwei-it/
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