Mi Saw U

Mi Saw U (Burmese: မိစောဦး, pronounced [mḭ sɔ́ ʔú]; also known as Min Saw U) was a Pagan princess, who was queen of two kings, Kyawswa of Pagan and Thihathu of Pinya, and mother of two kings, Uzana I of Pinya and Kyawswa I of Pinya.[2] Saw U was a daughter of Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of Pagan. Married to her half-brother Kyawswa, Saw U was pregnant with Kyawswa's child (Uzana) in December 1297 when she was seized by Thihathu who had just overthrown Kyawswa. Thihathu raised Uzana as his own child and later selected him as heir apparent. Saw U also gave birth to Thihathu's child, also named Kyawswa.[3] Both Uzana and Kyawswa went on to become kings of Pinya. Her youngest son Nawrahta defected to the Sagaing Kingdom c. 1349 after a disagreement with his brother Kyawswa.[4]

For other people named Saw U, see Saw U (disambiguation).
Mi Saw U
မိစောဦး
Chief queen consort of Pinya
Tenure7 February 1313 – c. February 1325
Predecessornew office
SuccessorAtula Maha Dhamma Dewi
Chief queen consort of Pinle
Tenure17 December 1297 – 7 February 1313
Coronation20 October 1309
Predecessornew office
Successordisestablished
Queen of the Central Palace of Pagan
Tenure1290s – 17 December 1297
Predecessorvacant
Successordisestablished
BornPagan (Bagan)
DiedPinya
SpouseKyawswa (1289–1297)
Thihathu (1297–1325)
IssueUzana I
Kyawswa I
Nawrahta
HousePagan
FatherNarathihapate
MotherShin Shwe[1]
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
In this Burmese name, Mi is an honorific, not a given name.

References
  1. Luce, Pe 1960: 179
  2. Harvey 1925: 78–80
  3. Htin Aung 1967: 71–79
  4. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 380

Bibliography
  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
  • Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Luce, G.H.; Pe Maung Tin (1923). The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma (1960 ed.). Rangoon University Press.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
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