Shin Saw of Pagan explained

Consort:yes
Shin Saw
ရှင်စော
Reign:1231? – 1235
Succession:Chief queen consort of Burma
Predecessor:Pwadawgyi
Successor:Yaza Dewi
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Naratheinga Uzana
Issue:Theingapati
Tarabya
House:Pagan
Birth Date:1190s
Birth Place:Pagan (Bagan)
Death Date:after 24 April 1241
Death Place:Pagan
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Shin Saw (Burmese: ရှင်စော, in Burmese pronounced as /ʃɪ̀ɴ sɔ́/; also known as Asaw (in Burmese pronounced as /ʔəsɔ́/)) was the chief wife of Prince Naratheinga Uzana of Pagan.[1] Naratheinga is regarded by some historians such as G.H. Luce and Than Tun as a king that ruled Pagan although none of the Burmese chronicles mentions him as king.[2] [3] Some historians such as Htin Aung and Michael Aung-Thwin do not recognize Naratheinga as king.[2] [4]

Her husband apparently had died on 19 July 1235 when her brother-in-law Kyaswa became king. She was still alive on 24 April 1241 according to a surviving stone inscription at a temple she donated.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Than Tun 1964: 134
  2. Htin Aung 1970: 43
  3. Than Tun 1964: 132
  4. Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99
  5. See the inscription at (Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 71). Taw and Forchhammer incorrectly identify her as Queen Pwa Saw, queen of Uzana and Narathihapate. They are wrong because: (1) the inscription clearly identifies her as the mother of Theingapati and Tarabya (Tarmun); and (2) Pwa Saw was born c. 1240. Per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 234, footnote #1), Naratheinga Uzana did have another wife, who later became known as Pwa Saw; she was the second wife Saw Min Waing.