Inwa MibayaInwa Mibaya means Queen of Ava. Her birth name is not mentioned in the chronicles. (, ;Modern spelling and pronunciation given. The chronicles use the archaic spelling based on the Upper Burmese pronunciation of . c. 1534–1595) was the chief queen consort of Ava from 1555 to 1584. She was the eldest child of King Bayinnaung and his chief queen Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). At age 20, she was married off to Bayinnaung's younger half-brother Thado Minsaw, at the latter's coronation ceremony as viceroy of Ava on 19 February 1555.Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 227–229(Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 295): Tuesday, 12th waning of Tabodwe 916 ME = 19 February 1555 The couple had a daughter, Natshin Medaw.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 82
The Burmese chronicles name her as an instigator for her husband's 1583 rebellion against her younger brother, King Nanda.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 78 But Nanda held no grudge toward his elder sister. After he put down Thado Minsaw's rebellion in April 1584, he put her up at a mansion at Pegu, replete with her retinue. In mid-1587, Natshin Medaw joined her at her residence after her daughter was divorced by Mingyi Swa.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 88 The dowager queen peacefully lived out her last years with her daughter, and died in January 1595, at age 60.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 95): Tabodwe 956 ME = 10 January 1595 to 8 February 1595 NS She was given a royal cremation ceremony by her brother.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 95
In popular culture She was a character in the 1987 Thai television drama, The Legend of King Naresuan (ละครสมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช ปี 2530) as a daughter of king Bayinnaung.
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