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Soe Min Hteik-Tin (Burmese: စိုးမင်းထိပ်တင်, pronounced [só mɪ́ɴ tʰeiʔ tɪ̀ɴ]) was the chief queen consort of Toungoo from 1510 to 1530. Her reign title was Thiri Atula Maha Nanda Dewi. She was a daughter of Viceroy Min Sithu of Toungoo. In 1485, her first cousin Mingyi Nyo assassinated her father because he had refused give her in marriage to Nyo. She became the chief queen consort in 1510 when Nyo declared independence from Ava (Inwa). On 11 April 1511, at the coronation ceremony, she was crowned the chief queen with the title Thiri Atula Maha Nanda Dewi (Pali: Siriatulamahānandādevī)).

The queen had a daughter, who was married to Shwe Myat, son of the Lord of Taungdwin.

Ancestry

The following is the family tree of Queen Soe Min, according to the royal chronicles. Her parents were first cousins, both descended from the Ava royalty. Her great grandfathers Minye Kyawswa (of the Forty Years' War fame) and Sithu of Paukmyaing were grandsons of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava.

Notes

1. Chronicles are inconsistent about the date of the marriage. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 121) says the marriage occurred in Tabaung 863 ME (6 February to 7 March 1502). But (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 178–179) gives 871 ME (30 March 1509 to 30 March 1510).

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 173
2. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 89
3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 174
4. (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 79): Full moon of Kason 873 ME = 11 April 1511
5. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 80
6. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 172–173

Bibliography

• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
• Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.

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Chief queens consort	Soe Min Hteik-Tin Dhamma Dewi and Khay Ma Naw Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi I Hanthawaddy Mibaya and Min Phyu I Thiri Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi Dewi Atula Sanda Dewi I Khin Hnin Paw Khin Myo Sit Atula Sanda Dewi II Min Phyu II Atula Thiri Maha Dewi Maha Dewi II Thiri Maha Mingala Dewi Maha Nanda Dipadi Dewi
Queens of the Northern Palace	Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi Khin Myat Sanda Dewi I Thiri Yaza Dewi Sanda Dewi II Thiri Dewi Thiri Sanda Dewi Maha Yaza Dipadi Dewi Thiri Dhamma Dewi
Queens of the Central Palace	Yadana Dewi Yaza Dewi I Min Htwe Yaza Dewi II Nanda Dewi Maha Dipadi Dewi
Queens of the Western Palace	Maha Dewi I Min Taya Medaw
Chief only (1583–96); Chief and South (1581–83; 1596–99) South only (1583–96)

• Chief queens consort of Toungoo dynasty
• 16th-century Burmese women
• 15th-century Burmese women