Hsinbyume

Princess Hsinbyume (Burmese: ဆင်ဖြူရှင်မယ်; lit. 'Pincess White Elephant') was crown princess of Burma from 1808 to 1812, and first wife of King Bagyidaw of Konbaung dynasty.[2] She married Bagyidaw when he was Prince of Sagaing on February 9, 1803. Hsinbyume and the King Bagyidaw were cousins, as they both were the grandchildren of King Bodawpaya.

Hsinbyume
ဆင်ဖြူရှင်မယ်
Princess consort of Burma
Tenure18 April 1808 – 3 November 1812
SuccessorNanmadaw Me Nu
Born1789[1]
Ava
Died3 November 1812(1812-11-03) (aged 22–23)
Mingun
ConsortBagyidaw
IssuePrince Setkya
Regnal name
Sīrisumahācandādevī
HouseKonbaung
FatherPrince of Pyay
MotherPrincess of Myaydoo
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Life

Hsinpyume was a daughter of Prince of Pyay Sīridhammarājā (a son of King Bodawpaya) and his consort Princess of Myaydoo. She was wedded to the 18-year-old Prince of Sagaing on 9 February 1803.[3] Her full regnal title was Sīrisumahācandādevī. She became the Crown Princess when her husband Prince of Sagaing selected as Crown Prince by his grandfather King Bodawpaya in 1808.[4]

Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun

In 1812, Hsinbyume died seven days after the birth of Setkya Prince in Mingun near Ava. The crown prince built a beautiful white stupa in memory of his first wife named Hsinbyume Pagoda at Mingun.[5] He took on five more queens as crown prince (of the eventual number of 23 queens). He was promoted his third wife Me Nu as new Crown Princess and later chief queen when Bagyidaw ascended the throne on 5 June 1819.[6]

Her son, Prince Setkya was executed by King Tharrawaddy (the successor to his elder brother Bagyidaw) on 4 April 1839.[4]

References
  1. "Hsinbyume Pagoda". bestpricetravel.com.
  2. Upper Myanmar Mandalay Pyin Oo Lwin Sagaing Monywa Mingun Mogok Shwebo. Books on Asia. ISBN 9799749290858.
  3. Topich, William J.; Leitich, Keith A. (2013). The History of Myanmar. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-35725-1.
  4. Ūʺ.), Ññui Mra (ʾUiʺ ve (1997). Kunʻ ̋bhoṅʻ rhā puṃ toʻ (in Burmese). Mravatī cā pe tuikʻ.
  5. Sladen, E. H.; Yule, Henry; Horne, C. (1870). Some Account of the Senbyú Pagoda at Mengún, near the Burmese Capital, in a Memorandum. pp. 406–429.
  6. "Nanmadaw Mei Nu versus Phalankhon". Myanmar DigitalNews. 17 August 2019.
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