Saw Zein

Saw Zein
စောဇိတ်
King of Martaban
Reignby 28 September 1323 – c. April 1330
PredecessorSaw O
SuccessorZein Pun
Born19 May 1303
Sunday, 4th waxing of Nayon 665 ME
Martaban Kingdom
Diedc. April 1330 (aged 26)
c. Kason 692 ME
Martaban (Mottama)
Martaban Kingdom
ConsortSanda Min Hla
May Hnin Htapi
Issue
Detail
Mwei Ne
Maha Dewi
Binnya U
Mi Ma-Hsan
Min Linka
Tala Saw Lun
HouseWareru
FatherMin Bala
MotherHnin U Yaing
ReligionTheravada 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.