Saw Yin Mi | |
Reign: | 1420s – 1437 |
Succession: | Queen regnant of Sandoway |
Successor: | Monarchy abolished |
Suc-Type: | Successor |
Reign1: | 1437 – 1459 |
Succession1: | Queen of the Central Palace of Arakan |
Predecessor1: | Established |
Successor1: | vacant |
Reign-Type1: | Tenure |
Spouse: | Thon Ywa-Za (1410s–1436) Min Khayi (1437–1459) |
Issue: | Saw Yandameit Baya Minye |
House: | Launggyet |
Birth Place: | Sandoway |
Religion: | Therevada Buddhism |
Saw Yin Mi (Burmese: စောယင်မိ), was a queen regnant of Sandoway from the 1420s until 1437 when it was annexed by newly formed Mrauk U Kingdom. She later she married King Khayi, the second king of Mrauk U, and became the queen consort of the central place of Arakan.[1]
She is one of the few queens in Arakanese history that held the title of queen regnant.
Following the exile of King Saw Mon and the collapsed of Launggyet Dynasty, Arakan was divided into two political factions of Launggyet and the Sandoway.[2]
After her husband died, she reigned in his stead as his widow. Because one of her two sons killed another and took power, she offered Sandoway to the King of Mrauk U in 1437. And she became middle queen-consort of him.[3]