Saw Maha-Rit

  • Saw Maha-Rit
  • စောမဟာရာဇ်
Bornc. 1380s[a]
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Diedc. April 1402
Dala-Twante, Hanthawaddy Kingdom
SpouseTala Mi Kyaw
MotherTala Hnin Thiri

Saw Maha-Rit (Burmese: စောမဟာရာဇ်,[b] Burmese pronunciation: [sɔ́ məhà ɹɪ̀ʔ]; d. 1402) was a Hanthawaddy royal and a military commander. A son-in-law of King Razadarit, Maha-Rit led the first siege of Prome (Pyay) during the Second Ava–Hanthawaddy War. He was executed for leaving behind his wife Princess Tala Mi Kyaw at the battle scene.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nph-204 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 224
  3. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 318
  4. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 456
  5. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 218


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