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Saw E
စောအဲ
King of Hanthawaddy
Reignc. February – March 1331 (49 days)[1]
PredecessorZein Pun
SuccessorBinnya E Law
ConsortSanda Min Hla
HouseWareru
FatherSaw O
MotherMay Hnin Htapi of Sukhothai
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

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Saw E or Saw E Kankaung (Burmese: စောအဲ, pronounced [sɔ́ ʔɛ]; or စောအဲကံကောင်း, [sɔ́ ʔɛ kàɴ káuɴ]; 1304 – 1331) was the sixth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled for a few months in 1331.[2] He was a son of King Saw O and Princess May Hnin Htapi of Sukhothai. After the death of his uncle King Saw Zein in 1331, the young price was placed on the throne by Queen Sanda Min Hla. The powerful queen had ousted usurper Zein Pun, who reigned for seven days.

Though she was technically the young king's aunt--his father was her first cousin, Sanda Min Hla nonetheless made herself Saw E's chief queen. According to the chronicles, Saw E gave her respect as his aunt, and spent more time with concubines of the court. After a few months, the queen poisoned the young king, and placed her half-brother Binnya E Law, viceroy of Pegu, to the throne. (She again made herself the chief queen.)

The murder of Saw E greatly angered the king of Sukhothai as Saw E was a grandson of his. Sukhothai forces invaded but were defeated. From then on, Hanthawaddy threw off its nominal vassal status to Sukhothai.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2004 ed.). Yangon. p. 42.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. pp. 66–67.
Saw E
Born: c. April 1304 Died: c. March 1331
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Hanthawaddy
1331
Succeeded by