Shwe Zin Gon

Shwe Zin Gon
ရွှေစင်ကုံး
Queen consort of Prome
Reign 1526–1532?
Predecessor Saw Myat Lay
Successor Thiri Hpone Htut
Spouse Bayin Htwe
Issue Two sons and two daughters including:[1]
Narapati
Salin Mibaya
House Ava
Father Mingyi Swa of Prome
Mother Saw Myat Lay[2]
Born 1470s?
Prome (Pyay)
Died 1530s?
Prome
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Shwe Zin Gon (Burmese: ရွှေစင်ကုံး [ʃwè zɪ̀ɴ ɡóʊɴ]; also known as Min Shwe Gon[3]) was the chief queen of King Bayin Htwe of Prome (r. 1526–1532). She was of Ava royalty, and a daughter of Mingyi Swa, viceroy of Prome (r. 1446–1482).[2] In 1482, her paternal uncle Thado Minsaw took over Prome, and declared himself king.[4] Thado Minsaw raised her mother Saw Myat Lay to chief queen. Shwe Zin Gon herself was later married to her first cousin Bayin Htwe, the eldest son of Thado Minsaw. Her eldest son Narapati was king of Prome from 1532 to 1539.[1]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were first cousins.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Mohnyin Thado
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Narapati of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Shin Mi Myat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Mingyi Swa of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Thinkhaya of Pagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Pagan Mibaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Shwe Zin Gon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Thinkhaya of Pagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Minye Kyawswa III of Prome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Pagan Mibaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Saw Myat Lay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Thihathu of Ava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Saw Min Phyu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Tanzaung Mibaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
  3. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88
  4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 113–114

Bibliography

Shwe Zin Gon
Born: c. 1470s
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Saw Myat Lay
Queen consort of Prome
1526 – 1532?
Succeeded by
Thiri Hpone Htut