Pindale Princess

Thiri Maha Thu Sanda Dewi (Burmese: သီရိမဟာသုစန္ဒာဒေဝီ, Pali: Sīrimahāsucandādevi), also known as the Princess of Pindale, was the first Queen of the Western Palace of Mindon Min, the tenth king of Konbaung dynasty.^[1]

Pindale Princess
Queen of the Western Palace
Tenure	26 March 1853 – 26 July 1855
Predecessor	Thiri Thu Yadana Mingala Dwei, Princess of Myadaung
Successor	Thiri Maha Thu Sanda Yadana Dewi, Princess of Yinge
Princess of Pindale
Tenure	8 July 1840 – 26 July 1855
Predecessor	Pindale Mintha
Successor	Unknown
Born	Amarapura Palace, Burma
Died	(1855-07-26)26 July 1855 Amarapura Palace
Burial	Amarapura Palace
consort	Mindon Min
Regnal name Thiri Maha Thu Sanda Dewi Posthumous name Pindale Princess
House	Konbaung
Dynasty	Konbaung dynasty
Father	Tharrawaddy Min
Mother	Kanaung Mibaya, the Queen of the Northern Apartment
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Early life

Pindale Princess, the eldest of two siblings, was born to Tharrawaddy Min and Kanaung Mibaya, the Queen of the Northern Apartment.^[2]: 114 At the opening ceremony of her father's royal throne, held from 8 to 10 July 1840, she received the title of Thiri Thu Manla Wadi and the appanage of Pindale.^[3]: 406 During the reign of Pagan Min, her royal title was Thiri Yadana Thu Sanda Dewi.^[2]: 50

As a queen

When Mindon Min ascended the throne, she became the Queen of the Western Palace on 26 March 1853, which made her the queen of first rank.^[2]: 114 On 16 June 1854, at the opening ceremony of Mindon's throne, she was honoured the title of Thiri Maha Thu Sanda Dewi.^[2]: 144

On 27 June 1855, she gave birth to a son at around 8:07 am who died two days later at 3:24 pm and a daughter at 10:30 pm who died at 4:12 am in the same day.^[2]: 157

Death

She died on 26 July 1855 and was buried in her compound at the Amarapura Palace.^[2]: 159 She was replaced by her younger sister Princess of Yinge as the second Queen of the Western Palace.