Salin Supaya (original) (raw)

Thu Thiri Myatswa Ratana Devi (Burmese: သုသီရိမြတ်စွာရတနာဒေဝီ, Pali: Susīrimratswāratanādevi), commonly known as the Princess of Salin (Burmese: စလင်းမင်းသမီး) or Salin Supaya (Burmese: စလင်းစုဖုရား, pronounced [səlɪ́ɰ̃ su̯pʰəjá]), was the Tabindaing princess (chief queen designate) during the late Konbaung dynasty. She was nicknamed "Selina Sophia" by Europeans. As a favourite daughter of King Mindon and one who was proficient in mathematics, she served as head of the royal treasury (the equivalent of HM Treasury) during the reign of King Mindon.