Saw Zein စောဇိတ် | |
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King of Martaban | |
Reign | by 28 September 1323 – c. April 1330 |
Predecessor | Saw O |
Successor | Zein Pun |
Born | 19 May 1303 Sunday, 4th waxing of Nayon 665 ME Martaban Kingdom |
Died | c. April 1330 (aged 26) c. Kason 692 ME Martaban (Mottama) Martaban Kingdom |
Consort | Sanda Min Hla May Hnin Htapi |
Issue Detail | Mwei Ne Maha Dewi Binnya U Mi Ma-Hsan Min Linka Tala Saw Lun |
House | Wareru |
Father | Min Bala |
Mother | Hnin U Yaing |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Zein (Burmese: စောဇိတ်, Burmese pronunciation: [sɔ́ zeiʔ]; also known as Saw Zeik and Binnya Ran De; 1303–1330) was king of Martaban from 1323 to 1330. He inherited a newly independent kingdom from his elder brother Saw O but spent much of his reign putting down rebellions. Although he regained the Mon-speaking provinces of Lower Burma, he could not recover the Tenasserim coast from Martaban's former overlord Sukhothai.
Zein was assassinated in 1330 in a coup organized by Zein Pun, one of his senior commanders. Zein Pun seized the throne only to be killed a week later.