The Last Mahadevi of Hsipaw

Feb 12, 2023

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On February 5, 2023, the last Mahadevi of Hsipaw (the Shan states) in Burma died. Born in Austria in 1932, as Inge Eberhard, she married the Prince of Hsipaw in 1951, and took the regnal name Sao Nang Thu Sandi (spelled Thusandi in her memoir Twilight over Burma).

Prince Sao Kya Seng and Princess Sao Nang Thu Sandi at her enthronement as Mahadevi.

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