Saw Nyein Oo Explained

Maha Dewi
Saw Nyein Oo
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Min Nyo San
Issue:Aung Zeya
Father:Siboktara Min
Mother:?
Birth Date:c. 1690s
Birth Place:Sitoktara
Death Date:c. 1760s
Death Place:Shwebo
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Saw Nyein Oo (Burmese: စောငြိမ်းဦး, in Burmese pronounced as /sɔ́ ɲéɪ̯ɰ̃ ʔú/) was the mother of King Alaungpaya, the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She was awarded the royal title "Maha Dewi" after her second son became king.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 13