Min Shin Saw မင်းရှင်စော | |
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Heir-apparent of Burma | |
Reign | c. 1117–1151 |
Predecessor | Sithu I |
Successor | Narathu |
Born | in or before 1117 Pagan (Bagan) |
Died | 1167 Pagan |
House | Pagan |
Father | Sithu I[1] |
Mother | Yadanabon[1] |
Religion | Theravada 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.