Saw E စောအဲ |
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King of Hanthawaddy | |
Reign | c. April – May 1330 (49 days) |
Predecessor | Zein Pun |
Successor | Binnya E Law |
Born | 1303 |
Died | c. May 1330 (aged 26) |
Consort | Sanda Min Hla |
House | Wareru |
Father | Saw O |
Mother | May Hnin Htapi of Sukhothai |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw E or Saw E Kankaung (Burmese: စောအဲ [sɔ́ ʔɛ] or စောအဲကံကောင်း
Though she was technically the young king's aunt—his father was her first cousin, Sanda Min Hla nonetheless made herself Saw E's chief queen. According to the chronicles, Saw E gave her respect as his aunt, and spent more time with concubines of the court. After a few months, the queen poisoned the young king, and placed her half-brother Binnya E Law, viceroy of Pegu, to the throne. (She again made herself the chief queen.)
The murder of Saw E greatly angered the king of Sukhothai as Saw E was a grandson of his. Sukhothai forces invaded but were defeated. From then on, Hanthawaddy threw off its nominal vassal status to Sukhothai.