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{{character
|merge-family=y
|spouse=Highprince [[Bethab]]{{book ref|sa3|104}}
|residence=Urithiru
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
}}{{spoilers|book=sa3}}
}}
'''Mishinah Bethab''' is highprince [[Bethab]]'s wife and a talented politician.{{book ref|sa3|104}}
'''Mishinah Bethab''' is a [[lighteyes|lighteyed]] member of the [[Alethi]] nobility on [[Roshar]]. She is married to Highprince [[Bethab]].{{book ref|sa3|104}}
 
==Appearance and Personality==
She delivers the message to [[Dalinar]] turning down their offer.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
She is mousy, and has orange eyes with a pinched face. She is skilled at navigating Alethi politics.{{book ref|sa3|104}}
 
==History==
Mishinah's history is not known, but Bethab married her for her political acumen.{{book ref|sa3|104}} She often attended political meetings in lieu of her husband.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{book ref|sa3|104}} At the end of the [[War of Reckoning]], Mishinah—not Bethab himself—informed [[Dalinar]] that House Bethab would not join his assault on the [[Parshendi]].{{book ref|sa1|28}} Although some of Bethab's soldiers did not respect this arrangement, it generally benefited House Bethab.{{book ref|sa3|104}}
 
After the [[Battle of Narak]] and the activation of the [[Oathgate]]s, she was seen at a meeting of Alethi nobility in [[Urithiru]]. Mishinah and several highprinces had concerns about providing basic services (such as food, water, and plumbing) to the many new citizens of Urithiru, but [[Navani Kholin]] was able to quell their fears. Mishinah's questions also implied that she was concerned about Navani seizing power in Dalinar's absence when he temporarily fled to [[Vedenar]].{{book ref|sa3|104}}
 
Mishinah and her husband eventually came to support Dalinar and the [[coalition of monarchs]].{{book ref|sa4|27}} They were sent to [[Thaylen City]] as ambassadors, and Mishinah's political skills proved to be useful.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
 
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