Mwei Auk
Queen of the Northern Palace of Hanthawaddy
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Lawka Dewi Mwei Auk (Burmese: လောကဒေဝီ မွေ့အောက်, pronounced [lɔ́ka̰ dèwì mwḛ ʔauʔ]) was a principal queen consort of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421.
| Lawka Dewi Mwei Auk လောကဒေဝီ မွေ့အောက် | |
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| Queen of the Northern Palace of Hanthawaddy | |
| Tenure | c. April 1392 – c. 1421 |
| Predecessor | Tala Mi Daw |
| Successor | unknown |
| Spouse | Razadarit |
| House | Hanthawaddy Pegu |
| Father | Saw Ye-Bein |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Brief
According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the queen was the middle daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mwei Auk (မွေ့အောက်). She had an elder sister Mwei Ohn-Naung and a younger sister Mi U-Si[1] In April 1392, she became a senior queen of King Razadarit, with the title of Lawka Dewi (Pali: Lokadevī). Her two sisters were also raised as queens at the same ceremony.[1]
She and her sisters were first cousins once removed of the king. Their father was a first cousin of Razadarit. Their paternal grandfather Binnya Thein was a noble from Chiang Mai who after a disagreement with the king of Chiang Mai had sought refuge at the court of King Binnya U. Their paternal grandmother was Tala Saw Lun, a daughter of King Saw Zein.[2]
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