Shin Saw of Pagan

Shin Saw ရှင်စော
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure	1231? – 1235
Predecessor	Pwadawgyi
Successor	Yaza Dewi
Born	1190s Pagan (Bagan)
Died	after 24 April 1241 Pagan
Spouse	Naratheinga Uzana
Issue	Theingapati Tarabya
House	Pagan
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Shin Saw (Burmese: ရှင်စော, pronounced: [ʃɪ̀ɴ sɔ́]; also known as Asaw (အစော, [ʔəsɔ́])) was the chief wife of Prince Naratheinga Uzana of Pagan.^[1] Naratheinga is regarded by some historians such as G.H. Luce and Than Tun as a king that ruled Pagan although none of the Burmese chronicles mentions him as king.^[2][3] Some historians such as Htin Aung and Michael Aung-Thwin do not recognize Naratheinga as king.^[2][4]

Her husband apparently had died on 19 July 1235 when her brother-in-law Kyaswa became king. She was still alive on 24 April 1241 according to a surviving stone inscription at a temple she donated.^{[note 1]}

Notes

1. See the inscription at (Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 71). Taw and Forchhammer incorrectly identify her as Queen Pwa Saw, queen of Uzana and Narathihapate. They are wrong because: (1) the inscription clearly identifies her as the mother of Theingapati and Tarabya (Tarmun); and (2) Pwa Saw was born c. 1240. Per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 234, footnote #1), Naratheinga Uzana did have another wife, who later became known as Pwa Saw; she was the second wife Saw Min Waing.

References

1. Than Tun 1964: 134
2. Htin Aung 1970: 43
3. Than Tun 1964: 132
4. Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99

Bibliography

• Aung-Thwin, Michael A.; Maitrii Aung-Thwin (2012). A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-1-86189-901-9.
• Htin Aung, Maung (1970). Burmese History before 1287: A Defence of the Chronicles. Oxford: The Asoka Society.
• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.