Chit Mi of Prome

Chit Mi
ချစ်မိ
Queen of the Northern Palace of Prome
Tenure1527 – 1532
Predecessorunknown
Successorunknown
Bornc. 1490s
Prome (Pyay)
Prome Kingdom
Died1540s?
SpouseBayin Htwe
IssueMinkhaung of Prome
Minkhaung Medaw
Laygyun Mibaya
unnamed son
HouseProme
FatherMinye Kyawswa II of Kale
MotherMin Hpone Htut of Prome
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Bodaw Chit Mi (Burmese: ဘိုးတော် ချစ်မိ, pronounced [bódɔ̀ tɕɪʔ mḭ]) was one of two principal queens of King Bayin Htwe of Prome. She was the mother of King Minkhaung of Prome, and a great-grandmother of Natshinnaung, the last king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo.[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were uncle and niece.

Ancestry of Queen Chit Mi
8. (=14) Saw Shwe Khet of Prome
4. Minye Kyawswa I of Kale
9. (=15) Saw Min Phyu
2. Minye Kyawswa II of Kale
10.
5. unnamed
11.
1. Chit Mi
12. Narapati of Ava
6. Mingyi Swa of Prome
13. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava
3. Min Hpone Htut of Prome
14. (=8) Saw Shwe Khet of Prome
7. Saw Myat Lay
15. (=9) Saw Min Phyu

Notes

  1. ^ See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.

References

  1. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83

Bibliography

  • Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.