Shin Sawbu ရှင်စောပု | |||||
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Queen regnant of Hanthawaddy | |||||
Reign | 1454–1471 | ||||
Predecessor | Leik Munhtaw | ||||
Successor | Dhammazedi | ||||
Regent | Dhammazedi (from 1460) | ||||
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava | |||||
Tenure | August 1426 – 1429 | ||||
Predecessor | herself | ||||
Successor | Dhamma Dewi of Ava | ||||
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava | |||||
Tenure | December 1423 – August 1425 | ||||
Predecessor | Min Pyan of Ava | ||||
Successor | herself | ||||
Born | 11 February 1394 Wednesday, 12th waxing of Tabaung 755 ME Pegu (Bago) Hanthawaddy Kingdom | ||||
Died | 1471 (aged 77) Dagon Hanthawaddy Kingdom | ||||
Burial | |||||
Consort | Binnya Bwe (c. 1413–1419) Thihathu (1423–1425) Tarabya Minye Kyawhtin (1425–1426) Mohnyin Thado (1426–1429) | ||||
Issue | Binnya Waru Mi Pakahtaw | ||||
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House | Hanthawaddy | ||||
Father | Razadarit | ||||
Mother | Thuddhamaya | ||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Shin Sawbu (Burmese: ရှင်စောပု, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ sɔ́ bṵ]; Mon: မိစဴဗု, ; 1394–1471) was queen regnant of Hanthawaddy from 1454 to 1471. Queen Shin Sawbu is also known as Binnya Thau (Mon: ဗြဴဗညာထဝ်, ) 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]