Saw O
| Saw O စောအော |
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| King of Hanthawaddy | |
| Reign | 10 April 1311[1] – September 1323[2] |
| Predecessor | Hkun Law |
| Successor | Saw Zein |
| Born | 1283 |
| Died | September 1323 (aged 40) Thadingyut 685 ME |
| Consort | Princess of Sukhothai |
| Issue | Saw E daughter |
| House | Hanthawaddy |
| Father | Min Bala |
| Mother | Hnin U Yaing |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw O (Burmese: စောအော, pronounced: [sɔ́ ʔɔ́]; 1283–1323) was the third king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1311 to 1323. Saw O succeeded his maternal uncle Hkun Law, who was assassinated by Saw O's father Min Bala in 1311. When Saw O ascended to the throne on 10 April 1311 (Saturday, 6th waning of Tagu 673 ME), his kingdom was a nominal vassal of Sukhothai. He was even married to a daughter of the king of Sukhothai. But as the power of Sukhothai declined, Saw O took possession of the Tenasserim coast from his nominal overlord Sukhothai.[3]
His reign was largely peaceful and prosperous, and the kingdom's northern frontier was quiet. (Unlike Lower Burma under a single kingdom, Upper Burma remained disunited, split among petty kingdoms. None of the Upper Burmese kingdoms was in a position to make war with a unified south.) However the king's desire to be independent of Sukhothai led to future wars between the two kingdoms.[3]
Saw O died in September 1323, and was succeeded by his brother Saw Zein.
Background
Like his predecessors, Saw O was also of Shan and Mon descent.[4] (He was at least a quarter Shan as his mother Hnin U Yaing, sister of King Wareru, was half-Shan. Part of his name Saw was the Shan honorific Sao.)
He had a son Saw E (future king) and a daughter with Princess of Sukhothai.[3]
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Saw O
Born: 1283 Died: September 1323 |
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| Preceded by | King of Hanthawaddy 1311–1323 |
Succeeded by Saw Zein |
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| Ava Kingdom 1364–1555 |
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| Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287–1539, 1550–1552 |
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| Mrauk U Kingdom 1429–1785 |
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| Prome Kingdom 1482–1542 |
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| Toungoo Dynasty 1510–1752 |
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| Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1740–1757 |
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| Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885 |
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