Maha Dewi of Hanthawaddy photograph

Maha Dewi Of Hanthawaddy

Maha Dewi Of Hanthawaddy Life story


Maha Dewi was princess-regent of Hanthawaddy for about ten weeks at the end of her brother King Binnya U's reign. She was also governor of Dagon from 1364 to c. 1392. Prior to her brief reign as regent, she had been a close adviser of her brother since 1369, and the de facto ruler of the kingdom since the early 1380s.

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