Saw Beza ( my, စောဘေဇာ, ) was a queen consort of King
Swa Saw Ke
Mingyi Swa Saw Ke ( my, မင်းကြီး စွာစော်ကဲ, ; also spelled စွာစောကဲ, Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Mya ...
of
Ava. She was the mother of King
Minkhaung I of
Ava, Gov.
Theiddat
Theiddat ( my, သိဒ္ဓတ်, ; 1375/76–1408) was the heir-presumptive of Ava from 1400 to 1406 during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava. Theiddat was the key figure in securing his elder brother Minkhaung I's claim on the throne ...
of
Sagaing
Sagaing (, ) is the former capital of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located in the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and ...
, and Queen
Thupaba Dewi
Thupaba Dewi ( my, သုပဘာ ဒေဝီ, ; pi, Supabhādevī) was an Ava princess who became a queen consort of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy.
Brief
She was born Min Hla Myat to Saw Beza and King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was the yo ...
of
Hanthawaddy Pegu.
[Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436]
Brief
The future queen was a commoner named
Mi Beza from a small village named Gazun-Neint (ကန်စွန်းနိမ့်) near
Mohnyin
Mohnyin ( my, မိုးညှင်း, ; Shan:မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290.
History
T ...
(in present-day
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...
). King Swa met her at her village in the dry season of 1372–73 while he was on campaign to Mohnyin. The king took her as a concubine during the campaign. After the campaign, he told her to come to
Ava (Inwa) if she bore him a son. She gave birth to a son (later King Minkhaung I) on 13 October 1373, after which she went to Ava. The king, as promised, raised her to queen. They had two more children.
[Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 409–410]
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Queens consort of Ava
14th-century Burmese women