About Yun San
Lived 1713 – 1771 (aged 57–58). Yun San was a regent, politician and courtier.
Me Yun San ( ; 1713–31 July 1771) was the empress consort of King Alaungpaya of Burma (Myanmar), and the royal mother who gave birth to three kings of Konbaung Dynasty: Naungdawgyi, Hsinbyushin and Bodawpaya. She served as the regent while Alaungpaya went to war.
Alaungpaya had officially pronounced that all sons of Yun San would become kings in order of seniority. She is famous for her peace keeping efforts between her two eldest sons, Naungdawgyi and Hsinbyushin, regarding the succession to throne after Alaungpaya's death in 1760. She died during Hsinbyushin's reign in 1771.
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Who was Yun San?
chief Queen Consort of Burma
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Yun San was born in 1713.
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Yun San died in 1771.
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Yun San was a regent, politician and courtier.
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