Min Taya Medaw (, ) was a principal queen of King Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was her first cousin.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 103 The queen was described in a well-known eigyin-style poem/song by the famous poet Nawaday, who served at the Prome court.Ni Ni Myint 2004: 17 The king had no issue in her.
After Nanda lost power in 1599, she spent ten years in Toungoo in exile until 1610. On , King Anaukpetlun, who had just defeated Natshinnaung, the self-proclaimed king of Toungoo, ordered that the queen, Min Htwe, and Natshin Medaw be sent to Ava (Inwa) with the full royal regalia befitting their former status.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 141): Monday, 3rd waning of Tawthalin 972 ME = Saturday, 4 September 1610 NS
Ancestry From her mother's side, she was descended from Ava and Prome royal lines.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89 She was the younger daughter of Thado Dhamma Yaza II, Viceroy of Prome, and a niece of King Bayinnaung.
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