The future queen was born to Prince Htwe of Prome (Pyay) and his second wife Chit Mi c. late 1510s.
[1] Her marriage to Taka Yut Pi came as the conflict had escalated to a full blown war between Toungoo and Pegu.
The king of Prome, who was a vassal of Ava, also sent his full sister Narapati Medaw to marry Gov.
Sithu Kyawhtin of Salin (a powerful governor and ally of Ava) to further cement the relationship with Ava,[3] and his other half sister, Laygyun Mibaya, to marry King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo with the hope of avoiding an all out war with Toungoo.
[note 5] At Mrauk U, she became known as Tanzaung Mibaya (တန်ဆောင်း မိဖုရား, [dəzáʊ̯ɴ mḭbəjá]; "Queen of the Royal Hall").