| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Than Swe | |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Office: | Deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar |
| Term Start: | 2012 |
| Term End: | 2015 |
| Office2: | Vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission |
| Term Start2: | ? |
| Term End2: | ? |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1941 |
| Nationality: | Burmese |
| Parents: | U Su (father) Shwe Shwe (mother) |
| Occupation: | Historian, writer, minister |
| Alma Mater: | University of Rangoon |
Than Swe (Burmese: သန်းဆွေ; born 28 November 1941) is a Burmese historian, writer, and a former deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar.[1] He writes under the pen name Maung Than Swe (Dawei) (မောင်သန်းဆွေ (ထားဝယ်)). He is known for his writings on Burmese history, specializing on the Konbaung period. His well-known works include Konbaung Shindan (Discourse on the Konbaung Period) and Konbaung Alun (Beyond Konbaung). He has published over 50 books during his career.[2] He has also served as vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission.[3] [4] [5] In 2013, he won the Thuta Swezon Literature Award for history with the book Hti Thadin, Nan Thadin.[6]
Over 50 books including:[7]