List of Burmese royal consorts

This is a list of the queen consorts of the major kingdoms that existed in present-day Myanmar.

Prior to the Konbaung period (1752–1885), the consorts of the Burmese monarchs were organized in three general tiers: Nan Mibaya (နန်းမိဖုရား, lit.

[note 1] Starting in the late 18th century, the Konbaung kings inserted the tiers of Hsaungdaw Mibaya (ဆောင်တော် မိဖုရား, lit.

[1] Ladies in waiting such as Apyo-daw (အပျိုတော်, "maiden") and Maung-ma (မောင်းမ, "handmaid") were part of the general staff of the palace.

[note 2] In theory, the chief queen consort alone had the right to a white umbrella and to sit with the King on the royal throne.