Pwadawgyi of Pagan
| Pwadawgyi ဖွားတော်ကြီး | |
|---|---|
| Chief Queen Consort of Burma | |
| Tenure | 1211 – 1231 or 1235 |
| Predecessor | Taung Pyinthe II (Sithu II) |
| Successor | Shin Saw or Yaza Dewi |
| Born | Pagan (Bagan) |
| Died | Pagan |
| Spouse | Htilominlo |
| Issue | Theinpatei Taya Mun |
| House | Pagan |
| Father | Ottathu |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Pwadawgyi (Burmese: ဖွားတော်ကြီး, pronounced [pʰwá dɔ̀ dʑí]) was the chief queen consort of King Htilominlo of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). Her personal name is lost to history. Pwadawgyi simply means "Royal Grandmother". She was a great granddaughter of King Sithu I.[1][2][3] She and Htilominlo had two children named Theinpatei and Taya Mun. Taya Mun died young.[3]
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