, image = , caption = , reign = 1360s – 1390s , coronation = , succession = Governor of Sagu , predecessor = , successor = Theinkhathu II of Sagu , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = King , regent = Swa Saw Ke , spouse = Saw Myat , issue = Theinkhathu II , issue-link = , full name = , house =

Pinya Pinya ( my, ပင်းယ), or Vijayapura, was the capital of the Kingdom of Pinya, located near Ava, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was the residence of the Pinya dynasty who ruled this part of central Myanmar from 1313 to 1365.Hmannan Vol. 1 20 ...

, father = Thihapate I of Taungdwin , mother = Saw Pale of Pinya , birth_date = 1320s , birth_place =

Taungdwin Taungdwingyi ( my, တောင်တွင်းကြီး ) is a town located in Magway Region, Myanmar. Town scape The town is divided into ten main quarters. They are Ohndaw Quarter 1, Ohndaw Quarter 2, Taungbyin Quarter 1, Taungbyin Qua ...

, death_date = in or after 1393 , death_place = , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion =

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

, signature = Theinkhathu

Saw A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge. It is used to cut through material, very often wood, though sometimes metal or stone. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and mo ...

Hnaung ( my, သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း, ) was governor of Sagu in the

Kingdom of Ava The Kingdom of Ava ( my, အင်းဝခေတ်, ) was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma (Myanmar) from 1364 to 1555. Founded in 1365, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms of Myinsaing, Pinya and Sagaing th ...

in the late 14th century. He was a grandson of King

Thihathu Thihathu ( my, သီဟသူ, ; 1265–1325) was a co-founder of the Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma (Myanmar).Coedès 1968: 209 Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the three brother ...

, and was one of the four top commanders of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. He successfully resisted King

Thado Minbya Thado Minbya ( my, သတိုးမင်းဖျား, ; also spelt as Thadominbya; 7 December 1345 – 3 September 1367) was the founder of the Kingdom of Ava. In his three plus years of reign (1364–67), the king laid the foundation for ...

's multiple attempts to take his home region (1365−67).Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 400 He later submitted to Swa. He served in the war against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom between 1386 and 1391 and defended the kingdom against the northern state of Mohnyin. Queen

Shin Bo-Me Shin Bo-Me ( my, ရှင်ဘို့မယ်, ; also spelled Shin Bo-Mai) was a principal queen of four kings of Ava in the early 15th century. Brief Considered a great beauty, Bo-Me was the favorite queen of Minkhaung I.Harvey 1925: 93 ...

of Ava was his grand daughter.

Military service

Saw Hnaung was one of the four top generals of King Swa. The other three were

Thilawa of Yamethin , image = , caption = , reign = 1351 – 1395/96 , coronation = , succession = Governor of Yamethin , predecessor = Swa Saw Ke , successor = Maha Pyauk , ...

Tuyin of Inyi Tuyin ( my, တုရင်, ) was one of the top four generals in the service of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava.MSK Vol. 13 1973: 134–135Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 435 Although the royal chronicles list him as Number 3 of the top senior generals, they ment ...

, and

Min Pale of Paukmyaing , image = , caption = , reign = 1347 – 1402 , coronation = , succession = Governor of Paukmyaing , predecessor = , successor = Sithu , suc-type ...

.MSK Vol. 13 1973: 134–135Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 435

Ancestry

The following is his ancestry according to ''

Hmannan Yazawin ''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' ( my, မှန်နန်း မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the '' Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first official chronicle of Konbaung ...

'' chronicle.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 372Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 62 Queen

of Ava was his grand-daughter.

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