Wetya Dewi

Wetya Dewi (?-10 November 754), was a queen regent during the Lithang dynasty of Mie State. She was the second wife of King Rishiryn who reigned twice, and during his second reign, she began to seize power and wanted to be crowned queen regnant as her mother-in-law, Uzatyen. After Rishiryn's death in 754, she promoted one son of her husband, Reshon Mawla, to be the king, while she herself served as the regent to be the ruler de facto, together with her daughter Regore, Anler Princess. But shortly after, She was overthrown and killed by her husband's nephew Reyonki, and sister Taphin Princess. She was posthumously reduced to the commoner rank.

She was the daughter of Sanda Jen, Viceroy of Yu, and his wife Lady Tsuy.

When Rishiryn was the crown prince (during 736-739), Wetya Dewi married him to be the crown princess. She gave birth to 1 son and 4 daughters in this marriage. In 739, Rishiryn ascended the throne, as his wife, Princess Wetya Dewi was crowned queen consort of Mie. However, the same year, Queen Mother Uzatyen deposed Rishiryn, and exiled him to Phang State, Wetya Dewi, who lost the state as queen, with him. Most of Wetya Dewi's family members were exiled and persecuted to death by Uzatyen. Her only son and eldest daughter, Shirn Hwei Princess, were executed by Uzatyen, too.

In 746, Kingdom of Mie was defeated by the Eadien Empire and became its vassal state, then Queen Uzatyen was deposed, who was executed two years later. Emperor Alan II of Eadien appointed Rishiryn to be Viceroy of Mie, which made him could reign again, and Wetya Dewi was granted Vicereine of Mie. After she became the queen again, Wetya Dewi began to seize power just as Uzatyen in her husband's reign.

Wetya Dewi hated Rekyun, the crown prince, because he wasn't her own son. She usually suggested Rishiryn to depose Rekyun, and made her favorite daughter Anler Princess, the heiress to the throne. In June 750, Prince Rekyun staged a coup to kill Wetya Dewi's followers, and he also wanted to kill Wetya Dewi, but failed, then he was murdered by his soldiers.

In October 754, Wetya Dewi and Anler Princess poisoned Rishiryn dead. Wetya Dewi put one of her husband's sons born by a concubine on the throne, namely King Reshon Mawla, who was less than 10 years old, which was just a makeshift, as her final plan was to crown herself. Wetya Dewi planned to kill Prince Reyonki and Taphin Princess, her main rivals. Knowing that, Reyonki and Taphin Princess began their rebellion first. They revealed that Wetya Dewi murdered her husband, and claimed that she should be executed for treason. On 10 November 754, the royal palace was controlled by Reyonki and Taphin Princess's army, and Anler Princess was killed. Wetya Dewi fled to her army's campsite, a soldier who had already betrayed her, decapitated her and gave her head to Reyonki to show his loyalty. Reyonki's father, Prince Ridan became the new viceroy. Wetya Dewi and her daughter Anler Princess were posthumously reduced to the commoner rank.