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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 Saw Pyei Chantha ( ), also spelled Shwe Bye Kyantha (), was the chief queen consort of Arakan for a few months in 1408. After she and her first husband King Anawrahta of Launggyet were captured by the Hanthawaddy forces in 1408, she became a ...

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'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 Narameikhla Min Saw Mon, ( Arakanese:နရမိတ်လှ မင်းစောမွန်, , Arakanese transliteration: Meng Sao Mwan, Arakanese pronunciation: ; also known as Suleiman Shah; 1380–1433) was the last king of the Launggyet D ...

(1404-1406/1429-1433) , issue = Min Mon Thin (son)
Saw Pu Shwe (daughter)
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Alawmaphyu Alawmapru Min ( Arakanese:အလောမာဖြူ; was the founder of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official ...

, father = unknown , mother = Saw Thamar II , birth_date = 1383/84 745 ME , birth_place =

Launggyet Launggyet ( ) is a former capital of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan from 1237/1251 to 1430. It is also last capital of Laymro Kingdom. The former capital site is located a few miles northwest of Mrauk U, Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Araka ...

, death_date = 1450s? , death_place =

Mrauk U Mrauk U ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District. Mrauk U is culturally significant for the local Rakhine people, Rakhine (Arakanese) people and is the location ...

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Therevada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' (anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or ''Dhamma'' in th ...

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Arakan Arakan ( or ; , ), formerly anglicised as Aracan, is the historical geographical name for the northeastern coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, covering present-day Bangladesh and Myanmar. The region was called "Arakan" for centuries. It is ...

and last chief queen consort of the Launggyet Dynasty of

.Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 1999:12 Since foundation of

, she was known as the Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibara (မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား, "Queen Saw Mon of the Western Gate).Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit vol. 2:342 She was married to King Saw Mon, who was the last king of Launggyet before its conquest by the

Burmans The Bamar people (Burmese language, Burmese: ဗမာလူမျိုး, ''ba. ma lu myui:'' ) (formerly known as Burmese people or Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group native to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). With an esti ...

and the first king of Mrauk U after its the restoration of the Arakanese throne.

Early life

The princess was likely born around during 1380s in the royal capital,

. 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.

Marriage to Min Saw Mon

Princess Saw Sit married the Prince Narameikhla on April 1404 of their coronation in the royal palace.Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2 2017:339 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.

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References

{{Reflist Chief queens consort of Launggyet Chief queens consort of Mrauk-U Queens consort of Mrauk-U Rakhine people