Nanmadaw Me Nu

Nanmadaw Me Nu နန်းမတော် မယ်နု
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure	5 June 1819 – 15 April 1837
Predecessor	Shin Paik Thaung
Successor	Thiri Pawara Ti Lawka Maha Yadana Padomma Dewi
Born	(1783-06-18)18 June 1783 Pha Lan Gon
Died	12 May 1840(1840-05-12) (aged 56) Amarapura
Spouse	Bagyidaw ​ (m. 1801)​
Issue	Prince of Palaing Hsinbyumashin
Names Siripavaratiloka Mahāratanadevī (သီရိပဝရတိလောက မဟာရတနာဒေဝီ)
House	Konbaung
Father	Prince Thiha Kyawswa of Shwedaung
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Nanmadaw Me Nu (Burmese: နန်းမတော် မယ်နု, pronounced [náɰ̃mədɔ̀ mɛ̀ nṵ]; 18 June 1783 – 12 May 1840), commonly known by her regnal title Thiri Pavara Mahayazeinda Yadana Dewi (Burmese: သီရိပဝရ မဟာရာဇိန္ဒာ ရတနာဒေဝီ; Pali: Siripavaramahārajindaratanadevī) was the chief queen of King Bagyidaw of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 to 1837. She married Bagyidaw when he was Prince of Sagaing, then became chief queen consort when he ascended to the throne on 5 June 1819, gaining the title Namadaw Mibaya Khaunggyi (lit. Queen of the Main Palace).

King Bagyidaw was obviously under the dominance of the queen. Me Nu came to power and manipulated not only the royal court affairs but also the political affairs of the country. Although it was not customary for the Burmese king and queen to sit together on the throne, Me Nu broke with royal tradition by sitting on the throne alongside the king. Me Nu was later sentenced to death when Bagyidaw's brother, Tharrawaddy Min, usurped him.^[1]