Saw Soe of Pagan

Queen of the Northern Palace
စောစိုးQueen of the Northern PalaceTenure30 May 1289 – 17 December 1297PredecessorPwa SawSuccessorYadanabon of Pinya
Born1250s
Pagan (Bagan)Diedin or after 1334
PaganSpouseKyawswa of PaganIssueSaw Hnit
Min Shin Saw of Thayet
Saw Min Ya of Pinya
Saw Hnaung of Sagaing
Mway Medaw of PinyaHousePaganFatherYazathingyan of PaganMotherSaw Khin Htut of PaganReligionTheravada Buddhism
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Saw Soe (Burmese: စောစိုး, pronounced [sɔ́ só]) was a principal queen consort of King Kyawswa of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar).[1] The royal chronicles identify her as the chief queen of Kyawswa but historians identify Saw Thitmahti as the chief queen.[2]

The queen was the mother of Viceroy of Pagan Saw Hnit, Governor of Thayet Min Shin Saw, Queen Saw Min Ya of Pinya, Queen Saw Hnaung of Sagaing and Queen Mway Medaw of Pinya.[1] She was also the paternal grandmother of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava.

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported by the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle.[1] She was a descendant of Gen. Nyaung-U Hpi from her father's side and a granddaughter of King Kyaswa from her mother's side.

Ancestry of Queen Saw Soe
8. unnamed
4. unnamed
9. unnamed
2. Yazathingyan of Pagan
10. unnamed
5. unnamed
11. unnamed
1. Saw Soe
12. Htilominlo
6. Kyaswa of Pagan
13. Eindawthe
3. Saw Khin Htut of Pagan
14. unnamed
7. Yaza Dewi of Pagan
15. unnamed

References

  1. ^ a b c Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360
  2. ^ Ba Shin 1982: 42

Bibliography

Saw Soe of Pagan
Born: c. 1250s Died: in/after 1334
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen of the Northern Palace
1289–1297
Succeeded byas North Queen of Myinsaing–Pinya
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