Saw Sala of Toungoo explained

Consort:yes
Saw Sala
Reign: 23 June 1317 – 1324
Succession:Vicereine of Toungoo
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Thawun Nge
Issue:Saw Hnit
Birth Place: 1290s
Death Date:1325
Death Place:near Taungdwingyi
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Saw Sala (Burmese: စောစလာ, in Burmese pronounced as /sɔ́ səlà/) was the chief consort of Gov. Thawun Nge of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1317 to 1324. After her husband's death, she became the regent on behalf of her young son Saw Hnit, and ran Toungoo for about a year. Her rule was unpopular, and she and her son were overthrown by Chief Minister Kayin Ba in 1325. She escaped the coup at the governor's palace that killed Saw Hnit, but died on the run near Taungdwingyi.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20−21