Theindya was torn between her husband and her father, who were rival strongmen in present-day Lower Myanmar.
Theindya was born c. 1281 to Princess May Hnin Thwe-Da of Sukhothai and her commoner husband Ma Gadu in Tagaw Wun, then part of the Pagan Empire.
[1] (However, the narrative may be a legend,[2] or "a trope" to link the early kings of Martaban and those of Siam, and may not be historical.
Wareru also married Tarabya's daughter Shin Saw Hla in double marriages of state.
But when her father ordered Tarabya's execution, she tied her tresses with his and dared executioners to cut off his head.