Min Shin Saw

Min Shin Saw
မင်းရှင်စော
Heir-apparent of Burma
Reignc. 1117–1151
PredecessorSithu I
SuccessorNarathu
Bornin or before 1117
Pagan (Bagan)
Died1167
Pagan
HousePagan
FatherSithu I[1]
MotherYadanabon[1]
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Min Shin Saw (Burmese: မင်းရှင်စော, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃ ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ sɔ́]; died 1167) was heir-apparent of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 1117 to 1151. His father King Sithu I sent the crown prince into exile to present-day Ava (Inwa) which the prince subsequently turned into a highly cultivated region. After Sithu was assassinated in 1167, Min Shin Saw returned to Pagan to claim the throne. There, he was consecrated king but later that night, was assassinated by Narathu, his younger brother and the assassin of their father.

  1. ^ a b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 120