Name Hsinbyushin
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage History
Scripts ဆင်ဖြူရှင်(Burmese)
Theme white
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Meaning & History
Means "white elephant" from Burmese ဆင် (hsin) meaning "elephant" and ဖြူ (hpyu) meaning "white, pure". This was the honourific title chosen by Sirisūriyadhamma Mahadhammarāja Rājadhipati (1736-1776), the king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. It was also the name of a 16th-century queen consort of the Lan Na kingdom.