# Hsinbyume

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Princess **Hsinbyume** (Burmese: *ဆင်ဖြူရှင်မယ်*; lit. 'White Elephant Lady') was crown princess of Burma from 1808 to 1812, and first wife of King [Bagyidaw](/source/Bagyidaw) of [Konbaung dynasty](/source/Konbaung_dynasty).[2] She married Bagyidaw when he was Prince of Sagaing on 9 February 1803. Hsinbyume and the King Bagyidaw were cousins, as they both were the grandchildren of King [Bodawpaya](/source/Bodawpaya).

## Life

Hsinpyume was a daughter of Prince of Pyay Sīridhammarājā (a son of King Bodawpaya) and his consort [Princess of Myedu](/source/Myedu_Princess). She was wedded to the 18-year-old [Prince of Sagaing](/source/Bagyidaw) on 9 February 1803.[3] Her full regnal title was Sīrisumahācandādevī. She became the Crown Princess when her husband, Prince of Sagaing, was selected as Crown Prince by his grandfather, King Bodawpaya, in 1808.[4]

In 1812, Hsinbyume died seven days after the birth of [Setkya Mintha](/source/Setkya_Mintha) in [Mingun](/source/Mingun) near [Ava](/source/Inwa). The crown prince built a beautiful white [stupa](/source/Stupa) in memory of his first wife, named [Hsinbyume Pagoda](/source/Hsinbyume_Pagoda) at Mingun.[5] He took on five more queens as crown prince (of the eventual number of 23 queens). He promoted his third wife [Me Nu](/source/Nanmadaw_Me_Nu) as new Crown Princess and later chief queen when Bagyidaw ascended the throne on 5 June 1819.[6]

Her son, Setkya Mintha, was executed by King [Tharrawaddy](/source/Tharrawaddy_Min) (the successor to his elder brother Bagyidaw) on 4 April 1837.[4]

## References

1. ["Hsinbyume Pagoda"](https://www.bestpricetravel.com/travel-guide/hsinbyume-pagoda.html). *bestpricetravel.com*

1. [*Upper Myanmar Mandalay Pyin Oo Lwin Sagaing Monywa Mingun Mogok Shwebo*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Zt2T_QO6OtAC&q=Princess+Hsinbyume&pg=PT47). Books on Asia. ISBN 9799749290858.

1. Topich, William J. & Leitich, Keith A. (2013). [*The History of Myanmar*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DIuaa5yKv-sC&q=Princess+Hsinbyume&pg=PA158). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-35725-1.

1. Ūʺ.), Ññui Mra (ʾUiʺ ve (1997). [*Kunʻ ̋bhoṅʻ rhā puṃ toʻ*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lEIuAAAAMAAJ&q=ဆင်ဖြူရှင်မယ်) (in Burmese). Mravatī cā pe tuikʻ.

1. Sladen, E. H.; Yule, Henry; Horne, C. (1870). ["Some Account of the Senbyú Pagoda at Mengún, near the Burmese Capital, in a Memorandum"](https://zenodo.org/record/2240924). *Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland*. **4** (2): 406–429. [doi:10.1017/S0035869X00016038](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0035869X00016038). [JSTOR 25207682](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25207682). [S2CID 162323467](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:162323467)

1. ["Nanmadaw Mei Nu versus Phalankhon"](https://www.mdn.gov.mm/en/nanmadaw-mei-nu-versus-phalankhon). *Myanmar DigitalNews*. 17 August 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200227042307/https://www.mdn.gov.mm/en/nanmadaw-mei-nu-versus-phalankhon) 27 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine.

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