Saw Hnit of Toungoo explained

Saw Hnit
Burmese: စောနှစ်
Reign:1324 – 1325
Succession:Governor of Toungoo
Predecessor:Thawun Nge
Successor:Kayin Ba
Suc-Type:Successor
Reg-Type:Regent
Regent:Saw Sala
Father:Thawun Nge
Mother:Saw Sala
Birth Date: 1310s
Birth Place:Toungoo (Taungoo)
Pinya Kingdom
Death Date:1325
Death Place:Toungoo
Pinya Kingdom
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Saw Hnit (Burmese: စောနှစ်, in Burmese pronounced as /sɔ́ n̥ɪʔ/; 1310s–1325) was governor of Toungoo from 1324 to 1325. He inherited the office after his father Thawun Nge's death in 1324. Because he was still a young adult, his mother Saw Sala ruled the Toungoo region, then a vassal state of Pinya. He was killed a year later during a coup organized by Chief Minister Kayin Ba, who had served under Toungoo rulers since 1279. Saw Sala escaped but died on the run near Taungdwingyi.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20−21