Setkya Dewi

Setkya Dewi
Statue at Mandalay Palace
Chief Queen of Burma
Tenure	26 March 1853 - 12 November 1876
Predecessor	Thiri Tilawka Maha Yadana Devi
Successor	Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi
Born	Supaya (1813-12-22)22 December 1813 Amarapura, Burma
Died	12 November 1876(1876-11-12) (aged 62) Mandalay, Burma
Burial	Mandalay Palace, Mandalay, Burma
Spouse	Mindon Min
Regnal name Thiri Pawara Atula Tilawka Maha Yazeinda Adhipati Yadana Dewi
House	Konbaung
Father	Tharrawaddy Min
Mother	Thiri Pawara Tilawka Maha Yadana Paduma Dewi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Thiri Pawara Atula Tilawka Maha Yazeinda Adhipati Yadana Dewi (Pali: Sīripavara Atulatiloka Mahārājindādhipati Ratanādevī; Burmese: သီရိပဝရ အတုလတိလောက မဟာရာဇိန္ဒာဓိပတိ ရတနာဒေဝီ; born Supaya; 22 December 1813 – 12 November 1876), commonly known as Setkya Dewi or Sekkya Dewi (Burmese: စကြာဒေဝီ; Pali: Cakrādevī), was Queen of the Konbaung Kingdom of Burma from 26 March 1853 to 12 November 1876 as the chief queen of Mindon Min. Born to Tharrawaddy Min and his wife, she held the position of the Tabindaing Princess (chief queen designate) during her father's reign. Being renowned for her knowledge of modern science and astrology, Setkya Dewi was popular with the British, who described her as a well-educated woman (a "bluestocking"), and visitors would often bring her gifts related to her astrological interests.