Saw Hnit (, ; also spelled စောနစ်, , Saw Nit or Min Lulin; 1283–1325) was a
viceroy
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory.
The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...
of
Pagan
Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the ...
(Bagan) from 1297 to 1325 under the suzerain of
Myinsaing Kingdom
The Myinsaing Kingdom ( ) also known as Myainsaing Regency was the regency that ruled central Burma (Myanmar) from 1297 to 1313. It was founded by three brothers— Athinkhaya, Yazathingyan and Thihathu from Myinsaing—Coedès 1968: 209 and ...
in central
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). He was a son of the
Mongol
Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of M ...
vassal king
Kyawswa, and a grandson of
Narathihapate
Narathihapate (, ; also Sithu IV of Pagan; 23 April 1238 – 1 July 1287) was the last king of the Pagan Kingdom, Pagan Empire who reigned from 1256 to 1287. The king is known in Burmese history as the "Taruk-Pyay Min" ("the King who fled from th ...
, the last sovereign king of
Pagan dynasty. Saw Hnit succeeded as "king" after his father was forced to abdicate the throne by the three brothers of
Myinsaing
Myinsaing (, ; also transliterated as Myinzaing) is a historical site, located in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was one of the three de facto capitals of Myanmar from 1297 to 1310 during the Myinsaing period. In the present day, ...
in December 1297.
[Than Tun 1959: 119–120]
The brothers put him on the throne, officially styled as the king of Pagan, but essentially their viceroy.
[Coedès 1968: 210-211] His authority amounted to the region around the Pagan city.
[Htin Aung 1967: 65–71] The viceroy gave his first audience on 8 May 1299.
[ He raised his father's chief queen ]Saw Thitmahti
Pwa Saw of Thitmahti (, or ) was the chief queen consort of King Kyawswa, and of King Saw Hnit of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). The royal chronicles identify Saw Soe as the chief queen of KyawswaHmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360 but historia ...
as his own chief queen.[Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 257] Two days later, the three brothers executed his brother Theingapati and his father Kyawswa.[
King ]Swa Saw Ke
Mingyi Swa Saw Ke (, ; also spelled Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He ...
of Ava
Ava or AVA may refer to:
Places Asia and Oceania
* Ava Kingdom, in upper Burma from 1364 to 1555
** Inwa, formerly Ava, the capital of Ava Kingdom
** Earl of Ava, a British colonial earldom in Burma
* Ava, Iran, Gilan Province, a village
* Iva ...
(r. 1367–1400) was a grandnephew of Saw Hnit.[
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Dates
Saw Hnit was a son of King Kyawswa. The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles.[Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 349]
Ancestry
The following is the ancestry of Saw Hnit as reported by the ''Hmannan Yazawin
''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' (, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the ''Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first Burmese chronicle, official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). It was compiled by the Royal Histori ...
'' chronicle (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360, 402–403). He was descended from Pagan kings from both sides. His parents were second cousins, once removed.[Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360]
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