Consort: | yes |
Saw Sit of Mrauk-U Burmese: စောစစ် | |
Reign: | April 1404 - 29 November 1406 |
Succession: | Chief queen consort of Arakan |
Coronation: | April 1404 |
Predecessor1: | Saw Mar La III |
Successor1: | Saw Pyei Chantha (Ava's vassal) |
Suc-Type1: | successor |
Reign2: | May 1429 - 9 May 1433 |
Succession2: | Chief queen consort of Arakan |
Coronation2: | August/September 1430 |
Predecessor2: | (new office) |
Successor2: | Saw Pa-Ba |
Suc-Type2: | successor |
Spouse: | Min Saw Mon (1404-1406/1429-1433) |
Issue: | Min Mon Thin (son) Saw Pu Shwe (daughter) Saw Pyo II (daughter) |
Full Name: | Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibaya Saw Sit မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား စောစစ် |
House: | Alawmaphyu |
Father: | unknown |
Mother: | Saw Thamar II |
Birth Date: | 1383/84 745 ME |
Birth Place: | Launggyet |
Death Date: | 1450s? |
Death Place: | Mrauk U |
Religion: | Therevada Buddhism |
Saw Sit of Mrauk-U (Arakanese:စောစစ်; was the first queen of the Mrauk U Dynasty of Arakan and last chief queen consort of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan.[1]
Since foundation of Mrauk U, she was known as the Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibara (မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား, "Queen Saw Mon of the Western Gate).[2] She was married to King Saw Mon, who was the last king of Launggyet before its conquest by the Burmans and the first king of Mrauk U after its the restoration of the Arakanese throne.[3]
The princess was likely born around during 1380s in the royal capital, Launggyet. Her ancestry likely descended from King Min Hti through his first queen Saw Sit I of Launggyet, who had 3 children together with her. Saw Sit II is likely to be great granddaughter of Saw Sit I.[4]
Princess Saw Sit married the Prince Narameikhla on April 1404 of their coronation in the royal palace.[5]
After 23 years exile of King Saw Mon from Bengal. During their reunion, she already been living with a peaseant husband whom characterized by her brother. Saw Mon didn't hesitate to send her lover to the frontier forests of Mrauk U.