Saw O
| Saw O စောအော | |
|---|---|
| King of Hanthawaddy | |
| Reign | c. March 1311 – October 1324 (13 years 6 months) |
| Coronation | April 1311 6th waning of Tagu 673 ME[1] |
| Predecessor | Hkun Law |
| Successor | Saw Zein |
| Consort | Princess of Sukhothai |
| Issue | Saw E daughter |
| House | Hanthawaddy |
| Father | Min Bala |
| Mother | Hnin U Yaing |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw O (Burmese: စောအော, pronounced [sɔ́ ʔɔ́]; 1284–1324) was the third king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1311 to 1323. Saw O succeeded his maternal uncle Hkun Law, who was assassinated by Saw O's father Min Bala in 1311. When Saw O ascended to the throne, his kingdom was a nominal vassal of Sukhothai. He was even married to a daughter of the king of Sukhothai. But as the power of Sukhothai declined, Saw O took possession of the Tenasserim coast from his nominal overlord Sukhothai.[2]
His reign was largely peaceful and prosperous, and the kingdom's northern frontier was quiet. (Unlike Lower Burma under a single kingdom, Upper Burma remained disunited, split among petty kingdoms. None of the Upper Burmese kingdoms was in a position to make war with a unified south.) However the king's desire to be independent of Sukhothai led to future wars between the two kingdoms.[2]
Saw O died in 1324, and was succeeded by his brother Saw Zein.
Background
Like his predecessors, Saw O was also of Shan and Mon descent.[3] (He was at least a quarter Shan as his mother Hnin U Yaing, sister of King Wareru, was half-Shan. Part of his name Saw was the Shan honorific Sao.)
He had a son Saw E (future king) and a daughter with Princess of Sukhothai.[2]
References
- ^ a b Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2004 ed.). Yangon. pp. 37–41.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. pp. 66–67.
- ^ Maung Htin Aung (1967). "Pagan and the Mongol Intrusion". A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 78–80.
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