Yun San

Me Yun San (Burmese: မယ်ယွန်းစံ [mɛ̀ jʊ́ɴ sàɴ]; 1713–1771) was the chief queen of King Alaungpaya of Burma (Myanmar), and the queen mother of three kings of Konbaung Dynasty: Naungdawgyi, Hsinbyushin and Bodawpaya.[1] She is known for keeping the peace between her two eldest sons, Naungdawgyi and Hsinbyushin after Alaungpaya died in 1760, allowing Naungdawgyi to succeed Alaungpaya as king.[2] She died in 1771 during Hsinbyushin's reign.

Yun San
ယွန်းစံ
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure29 February 1752 – 11 May 1760
Coronation17 April 1752
PredecessorMaha Nanda Dipadi Dewi
SuccessorMaha Mingala Yadana Dewi
Born1713
Siboktara
Died31 July 1771 (1771-08-01) (aged 57)
SpouseAlaungpaya
Issuesix sons and four daughters including
Naungdawgyi
Hsinbyushin
Bodawpaya
Full name
Maha Mingala Yadana Adipati Thiri Yaza Sanda Dewi
မဟာမင်္ဂလာရတနာဓိပတိသီရိရာဇာစန္ဒာဒေဝီ)
HouseSiboktara
FatherThiri Yandaza U Phyo
MotherDaw Nyet
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

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

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