Saw Hnit
| Saw Hnit စောနှစ် | |
|---|---|
| ViceroyofPagan | |
| Reign | 1299–1325[1] |
| Coronation | 8 May 1299[2] |
| Predecessor | Kyawswa |
| Successor | Uzana II |
| Born | 1283 (Saturday born) Pagan(Bagan) |
| Died | 1325 (aged 42) Pagan |
| Consort | Saw Thitmahti[3] |
| Issue | Uzana II Atula Sanda Dewi[4] Yazathura of Pinle[note 1] |
| House | Pagan |
| Father | Kyawswa |
| Mother | Saw Soe[5] |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Hnit(Burmese:စောနှစ်,pronounced[sɔ́n̥ɪʔ];also spelled စောနစ်,[sɔ́nɪʔ],Saw NitorMin Lulin;1283–1325) was aviceroyofPagan(Bagan) from 1297 to 1325 under the suzerain ofMyinsaing Kingdomin centralBurma(Myanmar). He was a son of theMongolvassal kingKyawswa,and a grandson ofNarathihapate,the last sovereign king ofPagan dynasty.Saw Hnit succeeded as "king" after his father was forced to abdicate the throne by the three brothers ofMyinsaingin December 1297.[6]
The brothers put him on the throne, officially styled as the king of Pagan, but essentially their viceroy.[7]His authority amounted to the region around the Pagan city.[8]The viceroy gave his first audience on 8 May 1299.[2]He raised his father's chief queenSaw Thitmahtias his own chief queen.[9]Two days later, the three brothers executed his brotherTheingapatiand his father Kyawswa.[7]
KingSwa Saw KeofAva(r. 1367–1400) was a grandnephew of Saw Hnit.[8]
Dates
[edit]Saw Hnit was a son of KingKyawswa.The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles.[10]
| Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
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| Zatadawbon Yazawin | 1285/86–1331/32 | 46 | 1300/01–1331/32 | 31 |
| Maha Yazawin | 1285/86–1322/23 | 37 | 1300/01–1322/23 | 22 |
| Yazawin Thit | 1279/80–1330/31 | 51 | 1298/99–1330/31 | 32 |
| Hmannan Yazawin | 1283/84–1325/26 | 42 | 1298/99–1325/26 | 27 |
Ancestry
[edit]The following is the ancestry of Saw Hnit as reported by theHmannan Yazawinchronicle (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 360, 402–403). He was descended from Pagan kings from both sides. His parents were second cousins, once removed.[5]
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Notes
[edit]- ^(Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82): Yazathura was the younger brother of Atula Sanda. His children were Min Letya of Nyaungyan and Yandathu I of Lanbu.
References
[edit]Bibliography
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