Saw Soe of Pagan

Saw Soe
စောစိုး
Queen consort of Burma
Reign 30 May 1289 – 17 December 1297
Spouse Kyawswa of Pagan
Issue Saw Hnit of Pagan
Min Shin Saw of Thayet
Saw Min Ya of Pinya
Saw Hnaung of Sagaing
Mway Medaw of Pinya
House Pagan
Father Yazathingyan of Pagan
Mother Saw Khin Htut of Pagan
Born 1250s
Pagan (Bagan)
Died ?
Pagan
Religion Theravada Buddhism

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 Swasawke 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.

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360
  2. Ba Shin 1982: 42

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