Saw Sit II explained

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]

Early life

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]

Marriage to Min Saw Mon

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.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 1999:12
  2. Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit vol. 2:342
  3. Book: Harvey, G. E.. History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 . Frank Cass & Co. Ltd . 1925 . London . 137-139.
  4. News: Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 . 12. Arakanese.
  5. Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2 2017:339