Yaza Dewi of Pegu

For other people named Yaza Dewi, see Yaza Dewi (disambiguation).

Yaza Dewi ရာဇဒေဝီ
Queen of the Central Palace
Tenure	17 March 1563 – 13 September 1564
Predecessor	Yadana Dewi
Successor	Min Htwe
Born	c. 1530s Dabayin
Died	13 September 1564 Wednesday, 9th waxing of Thadingyut 926 ME Pegu (Bago)
Spouse	Bayinnaung
Issue	Nawrahta Minsaw Yaza Datu Kalaya Thiri Thudhamma Yaza
Names Birth name: Htwe Hla
Father	Gamani of Dabayin
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Yaza Dewi (Burmese: ရာဇဒေဝီ, pronounced [jàza̰ dèwì]; Pali: Rājadevī) was a principal queen consort of King Bayinnaung of Burma. She was the mother of King Nawrahta Minsaw of Lan Na, Queen Yaza Datu Kalaya of Toungoo and Thiri Thudhamma Yaza, Viceroy of Martaban. She was a niece of King Narapati II of Ava. She was a minor queen of King Bayinnaung but was elevated to be his third principal queen on 17 March 1563. She died a year and a half later.

In popular culture

She is featured in the 1932 Thai novel Phu Chana Sip Thit (Conqueror of the Ten Directions) under the name Tala Mae Kusuma. The novel has been adapted into television dramas numerous times, and she has subsequently been portrayed numerous times, including in 1958 by Songshri Thevagup, in 1961 by Savalee Pakapan, in 1971 by Thiwaporn Kanchanarom, in 1980 by Kanokwan Danudom, in 1983 by Pinjai Pommalee, in 1989 by Sinjai Plengpanich, and most recently in 2013 by Vanessa Herrmann. She was also portrayed in the 2003 Thai television drama Kasattriya (กษัตริยา) under the name Chao Nang Cheng Devi, portrayed by Nuanprang Trichit, and appeared in the 2007 King Naresuan film series, seated next to King Bayinnaung.

Bibliography

• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.