Shin Sawbu

Shin Sawbu
ရှင်စောပု
Statue of Queen Shin Sawbu
Queen regnant of Hanthawaddy
Reign1454–1471
PredecessorLeik Munhtaw
SuccessorDhammazedi
RegentDhammazedi (from 1460)
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava
TenureAugust 1426 – 1429
Predecessorherself
SuccessorDhamma Dewi of Ava
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava
TenureDecember 1423 – August 1425
PredecessorMin Pyan of Ava
Successorherself
Born11 February 1394
Wednesday, 12th waxing of Tabaung 755 ME
Pegu (Bago)
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Died1471 (aged 77)
Dagon
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Burial
ConsortBinnya Bwe (c. 1413–1419)
Thihathu (1423–1425)
Tarabya Minye Kyawhtin (1425–1426)
Mohnyin Thado (1426–1429)
IssueBinnya Waru
Mi Pakahtaw
Names

Ti La Ñaḥ Śri Træ̆ Bhū Wa Nā Di Tya Pa Wa Ra Dham Ta Rāy Lo Kya Nā Tha Ma Hā Dham Rā Ja Da Wǐ
HouseHanthawaddy
FatherRazadarit
MotherThuddhamaya
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
Name meaning Mon and English.

Shin Sawbu (Burmese: ရှင်စောပု, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ sɔ́ bṵ]; Mon: မိစဴဗု, listen; 1394–1471) was queen regnant of Hanthawaddy from 1454 to 1471. Queen Shin Sawbu is also known as Binnya Thau (Mon: ဗြဴဗညာထဝ်, listen) or Old Queen in Mon. Queen Shin Sawbu and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are the two most famous among the small number of queens who ruled in mainland Southeast Asia.[1]

  1. ^ Guillon 1999: 169