Yun San

Chief Queen Consort of Burma
ယွန်းစံChief Queen Consort of BurmaTenure29 February 1752 – 11 May 1760Coronation17 April 1752PredecessorMaha Nanda Dipadi DewiSuccessorMaha Mingala Yadana Dewi
Born1713
SiboktaraDied(1771-07-31)31 July 1771SpouseAlaungpayaIssueSix sons, four daughters, including
Naungdawgyi
Hsinbyushin
Bodawpaya
Names
Mahā Mangalā Ratanādhipati Sīrirājā Candādevī
မဟာမင်္ဂလာရတနာဓိပတိသီရိရာဇာစန္ဒာဒေဝီ
HouseSiboktaraFatherThiri Yandaza U PhyoMotherDaw NyetReligionTheravada Buddhism

Me Yun San (Burmese: မယ်ယွန်းစံ [mɛ̀ jʊ́ɰ̃ sàɰ̃]; 1713–31 July 1771) is 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.[1] 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.[2] She died during Hsinbyushin's reign in 1771.

References

  1. ^ Buyers 2011: 1
  2. ^ Htin Aung 1967: 171

Bibliography

  • Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
Yun San
Konbaung Dynasty
Born: 1713 Died: 31 July 1771
Royal titles
Preceded by
Maha Nanda Dipadi Dewi
 Chief queen consort of Burma
29 February 1752 – 11 May 1760 		Succeeded by
Maha Mingala Yadana Dewi