Mindu Pe

Mindu Pe (911—25 March 931), or spelt Min Daw Pe, commonly known by her regnal name Thiri Sanda Yazeinda Thu Dewi, was a princess consort of Emperor Shawekki of the Hafra dynasty of Puran. The Mindu Pe Pagoda was built to memorize her after her husband’s ascension to the throne.

Biography
She was born Shin Pe in 911 as a princess to her father Katalon Jayanta, Emperor Rangi Min’s grandson, and mother Me Kla The, Emperor Lonbatuwkon’s niece. She wedded her cousin, the deputy emperor Shawekki in 925, at the age of 14, to become the crown princess, or empress of the deputy emperor. She was beloved by her husband, as they grew up together. The next year after their wedding, Mindu Pe gave birth to a daughter Annasak Jayanti, who died 8 years later. Then in 928, she bore a son. The new-born boy’s great grandfather was delightful, crowned the boy Rubya Jayanta, or prince of the light. But pitifully, Rubya Jayanta died at the age of 2 in 930. The year Rubya Jayanta died, Mindu Pe was pregnant again, but she never bore this child. She died suddenly on 25 March 931, 7 months after her pregnancy, at the age of 20. She was buried in Insa. Shawekki couldn’t receive this fact for a long time, who wouldn’t want to hold a funeral for his deceased wife, because he couldn’t believe she’d die even in pregnancy. Mindu Pe’s funeral was held under Lonbatuwkon’s command finally on 14 April 931. The next year, her husband’s second wife Suron Kumala was granted crown princess to succeed her. In 934, a year after Shawekki’s coronation, the emperor ordered to build a pagoda for Mindu Pe in Insa adjacent to her tomb.

Issue
1. Annasak Princess, born Me Sham on 21 December 926, died in May 934, at the age 7.

2. Rubya Prince, or Prince of Bangbom, born Su Ei on 3 March 928, died on 29 July 930, at the age 2.