8 1 9 ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁queen ▁cons ort , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁Nam ada w ▁M ib aya ▁K ha ung gy i ▁( lit . ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Palace "). ▁Me ▁Nu ▁was ▁not orious ▁in ▁My an mar ▁history ▁was ▁killed ▁under ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁penalty ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁monarch . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Me ▁Nu ▁was ▁born ▁Shin ▁Min ▁Nu ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁at ▁Ph al ang on ▁village , ▁ 5 ▁miles ▁north west ▁of ▁present - day ▁town ▁of ▁K hin - U . ▁She ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁elder ▁brother ▁named ▁Ma ung ▁O . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁great - grand ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁hero ▁B ala ▁Th aman ▁who ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Ph al ang on ▁village ▁fort ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Mah ad ham mar aza ▁D ip adi ▁of ▁N ya ung yan ▁dynast y ▁to ▁guard ▁against ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁Man ip ur is . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁H ta ung ▁Th inn ▁H mu ▁Th i ha ▁Ky aw sw ar ▁U ▁H l ote , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Th ak hin ▁Mun , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁daughter ▁of ▁B ala ▁Th aman . ▁Shin ▁Min ▁Nu ▁was ▁born ▁of ▁Th i ha ▁Ky aw sw ar ▁U ▁H l ote ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Daw ▁N ge . ▁ ▁B ec ame ▁the ▁Crown ▁Princess ▁One ▁day ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Bod aw p aya