Saw Omma of Sagaing explained

Consort:yes
Saw Omma of Sagaing
စစ်ကိုင်း စောဥမ္မာ
Reign: 1390s – April 1400
Succession:Queen of the Northern Palace of Ava
Predecessor:Shin Saw Gyi of Sagaing
Successor:Saw Khway of Ava
Suc-Type:Successor
Reign1:5 September 1367 – 1390s
Succession1:Queen of the Central Palace of Ava
Predecessor1:new office
Successor1:Saw Taw Oo of Sagaing
Spouse:Swa Saw Ke
Issue:Saw Chantha[1] (daughter)
Kyawswa (son)
Father:Thado Hsinhtein[2]
Mother:Soe Min Kodawgyi
Birth Date: 1349
Birth Place:Sagaing
Death Date:?
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Saw Omma (Burmese: စစ်ကိုင်း စောဥမ္မာ, in Burmese pronounced as /zəɡáɪɰ̃ sɔ́ òʊɴmà/) was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was a granddaughter of King Saw Yun, the founder of Sagaing Kingdom, and a sister of King Thado Minbya, the founder of Ava Kingdom. When Swa became king, Omma was first given the title of Queen of the Middle Palace and Sagaing in fief.[3] When her elder sister Shin Saw Gyi became the chief queen, Omma succeeded her sister as the Queen of the Northern Palace.[4]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry according to Hmannan. She was descended from Pagan and Pinya royalty. Her paternal side is unreported except that her father was of the Tagaung royal line.[5]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436
  2. Chronicles (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392) say that her father's title was Thado Hsinhtein. According to an inscription dedicated on 26 June 1398 (Wednesday, 12th waxing of Waso 760 ME) per (Taw, Frorchhammer 1899: 164), her father's name is Athincha, Governor of Sagaing.
  3. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 185
  4. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 404
  5. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392