Shwe Zin Gon Explained

Consort:yes
Shwe Zin Gon
Burmese: ရွှေစင်ကုံး
Reign:February 1527 – late 1532
Succession:Chief queen consort of Prome
Predecessor:Saw Myat Lay
Successor:Thiri Hpone Htut
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Bayin Htwe
Issue:Narapati of Prome
Mingyi Saw
unnamed daughter
Narapati Medaw
House:Ava
Father:Mingyi Swa of Prome
Mother:Saw Myat Lay
Birth Date: 1470s
Birth Place:Prome (Pyay)
Ava Kingdom
Death Date:?
Death Place:Prome?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Shwe Zin Gon (Burmese: ရွှေစင်ကုံး in Burmese pronounced as /ʃwè zɪ̀ɴ ɡóʊɴ/; also known as Min Shwe Gon[1]) was the chief queen of King Bayin Htwe of Prome (r. 1527–1532). She was of Ava royalty, and a daughter of Mingyi Swa, viceroy of Prome (r. 1446–1482).[2] In 1482, her paternal uncle Thado Minsaw took over Prome, and declared himself king.[3] Thado Minsaw raised her mother Saw Myat Lay to chief queen. Shwe Zin Gon herself was later married to her first cousin Bayin Htwe, the eldest son of Thado Minsaw. Her eldest son Narapati was king of Prome from 1532 to 1539.[4]

Ancestry

She was the youngest of the 11 children of Viceroy Mingyi Swa of Prome and Saw Myat Lay.[5] The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[6] Her parents were first cousins.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88
  2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
  3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 113–114
  4. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89
  5. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 327
  6. See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.