Chit Mi of Prome

Chit Mi ချစ်မိ
Queen of the Northern Palace of Prome
Tenure	1526 – 1532
Predecessor	Myat Hpone Pyo of Prome
Successor	unknown
Born	c. 1490s Prome (Pyay)
Died	1540s?
Spouse	Bayin Htwe
Issue	two sons and two daughters including:[1] Minkhaung Laygyun Mibaya
Full name Bodaw Chit Mi
House	Prome
Father	Minye Kyawswa of Kale
Mother	Min Hpone Htut
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Bodaw Chit Mi (Burmese: ဘိုးတော် ချစ်မိ, pronounced: [bódɔ̀ tɕɪʔ mḭ]) was one of two principal queens of King Bayin Htwe of Prome. She was the mother of King Minkhaung of Prome, and a great grandmother of Natshinnaung, the last king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo.^[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.^{[note 1]} Her parents were uncle and niece.

Ancestry of Queen Chit Mi

8. Thinkhaya of Pagan                       4. (=14) Minye Kyawswa II of Prome                             9. Saw Min Pu                       2. Minye Kyawswa of Kale                                   10. Minye Kyawswa                       5. (=15) Saw Min Phyu                             11. Saw Min Hla                       1. Bodaw Chit Mi                                         12. Narapati of Ava                       6. Mingyi Swa of Prome                             13. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava                       3. Min Hpone Htut of Prome                                   14. (=4) Minye Kyawswa II of Prome                       7. Saw Myat Lay of Prome                             15. (=5) Saw Min Phyu

Notes

1. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.

References

1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.