Shin Saw Gyi of Sagaing

Shin Saw Gyi (Burmese: ရှင်စောကြီး, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ sɔ́ dʑí]) was a chief queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was also a principal queen of kings Kyawswa II of Pinya and Narathu of Pinya. She was a granddaughter of King Saw Yun, the founder of Sagaing Kingdom, and a sister of King Thado Minbya, the founder of Ava Kingdom. She was originally a queen consort of Swa, and was given the title of Queen of the Northern Palace and Pinya in fief. She became the chief queen after Queen Khame Mi died, and became the Queen of the Southern Palace.

  • Shin Saw Gyi
  • ရှင်စောကြီး
Chief queen consort of Ava
Tenurec. 1390s – April 1400
PredecessorKhame Mi
SuccessorMin Hla Myat of Ava
Queen of the Northern Palace of Ava
Tenure5 September 1367 – c. 1390s
Predecessornew office
SuccessorSaw Omma of Sagaing
Queen of the Northern Palace of Pinya
Tenure19 March 1359 – May 1364
SuccessorSaw Sala
Bornc. 1347
Sagaing
Diedafter 1401
Ava (Inwa)
Spouse
  • Kyawswa II of Pinya (1357–59)
  • Narathu of Pinya (1359–64)
  • Swa Saw Ke (1367–1400)
Issue
  • Tarabya?
  • Saw Myat Ke (daughter)
  • Saw Swe Hnit (son)
FatherThado Hsinhtein
MotherSoe Min Kodawgyi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

The queen may also be the mother of King Tarabya, the successor of Swa. The Yazawin Thit chronicle, citing a contemporary inscription, states that Tarabya was also a child of Shin Saw Gyi. But the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle rejects it anyway, saying that it was contrary to the reporting by previous chronicles. Hmannan recognizes only two children by her, Saw Myat Ke and Saw Swe Hnit.

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry according to Hmannan. She was descended from Pagan and Pinya royalty. Her paternal side is unreported except that her father was of the Tagaung royal line.

Ancestry of Queen Saw Gyi
8. Thado Kyaukshay
4. Thado Hsinlauk
9.
2. Thado Hsinhtein of Tagaung
10.
5.
11.
1. Saw Gyi
12. Thihathu
6. Saw Yun
13. Yadanabon of Pinya
3. Soe Min Kodawgyi
14. Kyawswa of Pagan
7. Saw Hnaung of Sagaing
15. Saw Soe of Pagan

Bibliography

  • Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Tun Nyein, U; Taw Sein Ko; Emanuel Forchhammer (1899). Inscriptions of Pagan, Pinya and Ava: Translation, with Notes. Archaeological Survey of India.

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