Shwe Zin Gon
Shwe Zin Gon (Burmese: ရွှေစင်ကုံး [ʃwè zɪ̀ɴ ɡóʊɴ]; also known as Min Shwe Gon[1]) was the chief queen of King Bayin Htwe of Prome (r. 1526–1532). She was of Ava royalty, and a daughter of Mingyi Swa, viceroy of Prome (r. 1446–1482).[2] In 1482, her paternal uncle Thado Minsaw took over Prome, and declared himself king.[3] Thado Minsaw raised her mother Saw Myat Lay to chief queen. Shwe Zin Gon herself was later married to her first cousin Bayin Htwe, the eldest son of Thado Minsaw. Her eldest son Narapati was king of Prome from 1532 to 1539.[4]
| Shwe Zin Gon ရွှေစင်ကုံး | |
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| Chief queen consort of Prome | |
| Tenure | 1526–1532 |
| Predecessor | Saw Myat Lay |
| Successor | Thiri Hpone Htut |
| Born | c. 1470s Prome (Pyay) Ava Kingdom |
| Died | ? Prome? |
| Spouse | Bayin Htwe |
| Issue | Narapati of Prome Mingyi Saw unnamed daughter Narapati Medaw |
| House | Ava |
| Father | Mingyi Swa of Prome |
| Mother | Saw Myat Lay |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Ancestry
She was the youngest of the 11 children of Viceroy Mingyi Swa of Prome and Saw Myat Lay.[5] The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were first cousins.
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Notes
- See (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88) for her parents. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) for her further ancestors.
References
- Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 88
- Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
- Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 113–114
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 327
Bibliography
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Shwe Zin Gon Born: c. 1470s | ||
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| Preceded by Saw Myat Lay |
Queen consort of Prome 1526–1532 |
Succeeded by Thiri Hpone Htut |