Saw Soe of Pagan

Saw Soe
စောစိုး
Queen of the Northern Palace
Tenure 30 May 1289 – 17 December 1297
Predecessor Pwa Saw
Successor Yadanabon of Pinya
Born 1250s
Pagan (Bagan)
Died in or after 1334
Pagan
Spouse Kyawswa of Pagan
Issue Saw Hnit
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
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 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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
Pwa Saw
Queen of the Northern Palace
1289–1297
Succeeded by
Yadanabon of Pinya
as North Queen of Myinsaing–Pinya
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