Saw Beza Explained

Consort:yes
Saw Beza
စောဘေဇာ
Reign:October 1373 – April 1400
Succession:Queen Consort of Ava
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Swa Saw Ke
Issue:Minkhaung I
Theiddat
Thupaba Dewi
Birth Date: 1350s
Birth Place:Gazun-Neint
Death Date:?
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Saw Beza (Burmese: စောဘေဇာ, in Burmese pronounced as /sɔ́ bèzà/) was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was the mother of King Minkhaung I of Ava, Gov. Theiddat of Sagaing, and Queen Thupaba Dewi of Hanthawaddy Pegu.[1]

Brief

The future queen was a commoner named Mi Beza from a small village named Gazun-Neint (ကန်စွန်းနိမ့်) near Mohnyin (in present-day Kachin State). King Swa met her at her village in the dry season of 1372–73 while he was on campaign to Mohnyin. The king took her as a concubine during the campaign. After the campaign, he told her to come to Ava (Inwa) if she gave birth to his son. She gave birth to a son (later King Minkhaung I) on 13 October 1373, after which she went to Ava. The king, as promised, raised her to queen. They had two more children.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436
  2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 409–410