Seindon Mibaya

Seindon Mibaya, known by her royal title, Thiri Pobba Yadana Dewi, was a senior queen consort of King Mindon during the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Being a cousin of King Mindon, she was promoted to a Nanzwe Mibaya and received the appanage of Seindon when he ascended the throne.

Life

Seindon Mibaya was born as Shin Thet in 1840. She was the eldest daughter of Le-bo U Sai and Duchess of Ahrlarkatpa, the younger sister of Chandra Mata Mahe, Queen of the South Royal Chamber, who was the mother of King Mindon. Therefore, she was a maternal cousin of King Mindon. She had a younger sibling, Tabe Prince. She was granted the appanages of Sale and Ta Lok Myo when she became the queen consort. She did not bear any issue.
In 1878, after the death of King Mindon, she was imprisoned for failing to provide a list of the gold, silver, and other royal gifts he had given her. After the passing of King Mindon, to avoid the beset caused by Queen Hsinbyumashin faction in Upper Burma, she took refuge in Moulmein, then British owned Lower Burma. There, she established the Yadanabonmyint Monastery. Later, she joined the Buddhist order of nun in Moulmein before she died on 15 May 1905.