Shin Saw of Pagan

Shin Saw (Burmese: ရှင်စော, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ sɔ́]; also known as Asaw (အစော, [ʔəsɔ́])) was the chief wife of Prince Naratheinga Uzana of Pagan.[1] Naratheinga is regarded by some historians such as G.H. Luce and Than Tun as a king that ruled Pagan although none of the Burmese chronicles mentions him as king.[2][3] Some historians such as Htin Aung and Michael Aung-Thwin do not recognize Naratheinga as king.[2][4]

Shin Saw
ရှင်စော
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure1231? – 1235
PredecessorPwadawgyi
SuccessorYaza Dewi
Born1190s
Pagan (Bagan)
Diedafter 24 April 1241
Pagan
SpouseNaratheinga Uzana
IssueTheingapati
Tarabya
HousePagan
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
In this Burmese name, Shin Saw is an honorific, not a surname.

Her husband apparently had died on 19 July 1235 when her brother-in-law Kyaswa became king. She was still alive on 24 April 1241 according to a surviving stone inscription at a temple she donated.[note 1]

Notes
  1. See the inscription at (Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 71). Taw and Forchhammer incorrectly identify her as Queen Pwa Saw, queen of Uzana and Narathihapate. They are wrong because: (1) the inscription clearly identifies her as the mother of Theingapati and Tarabya (Tarmun); and (2) Pwa Saw was born c. 1240. Per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 234, footnote #1), Naratheinga Uzana did have another wife, who later became known as Pwa Saw; she was the second wife Saw Min Waing.

References
  1. Than Tun 1964: 134
  2. Htin Aung 1970: 43
  3. Than Tun 1964: 132
  4. Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99

Bibliography
  • Aung-Thwin, Michael A.; Maitrii Aung-Thwin (2012). A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-1-86189-901-9.
  • Htin Aung, Maung (1970). Burmese History before 1287: A Defence of the Chronicles. Oxford: The Asoka Society.
  • Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.
Shin Saw of Pagan
Born: 1190s Died: after 24 April 1241
Royal titles
Preceded by
Pwadawgyi		 Chief queen consort of Burma
1231?–1235		 Succeeded by
Yaza Dewi
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