Saw Nyein Oo (, ) was the mother of King
Alaungpaya
Alaungpaya (, ; also spelled Alaunghpaya or Alaung-Phra; 11 May 1760) was the founder and first emperor of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. By the time of his death from illness during his Burmese–Siamese War (1759–60), campaign in Siam, this ...
, the founder of the
Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty (), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in history of Mya ...
of
Burma
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
(Myanmar). She was awarded the
royal title "Maha Dewi" after her second son became king.
[Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 13]
References
Bibliography
* {{cite book , author=Letwe Nawrahta and Twinthin Taikwun , title=
Alaungpaya Ayedawbon , editor=Hla Thamein , year=c. 1770 , publisher=Ministry of Culture, Union of Burma , edition=1961 , language=Burmese
Konbaung dynasty