Saw Pyei Chantha (Burmese: စောပြည့်ချမ်းသာ, pronounced [sɔ́ bjḛ tɕʰáɴðà]) was duchess of Taungdwin from 1441 to the 1470s, and duchess of Toungoo from 1459 to 1466. She was a daughter of King Thihathu (r. 1421–1425) and Queen Saw Min Hla of Ava, and a younger sister of King King Min Hla of Ava (r. 1425).
| Saw Pyei Chantha စောပြည့်ချမ်းသာ | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Taungdwin | |
| Tenure | 1441 – 1472/73 |
| Predecessor | unknown |
| Successor | Min Myat Hla |
| Duchess of Toungoo | |
| Tenure | 1459 – 1466 |
| Predecessor | Princess of Yamethin |
| Successor | unknown |
| Born | c. 1419 Ava (Inwa) Ava Kingdom |
| Died | 1472/73 or later Taungdwin? Ava Kingdom |
| Spouse | Thiri Zeya Thura of Taungdwin |
| Father | Thihathu of Ava |
| Mother | Saw Min Hla |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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Princess Saw Pyei Chantha had two full siblings, older brother Min Hla, and a younger sister Shwe Pyi Shin Me,[note 1] and four older maternal half-siblings—Minye Kyawhtin, Min Hla Htut, Minye Aung Naing, Saw Min Phyu, from his mother's first marriage to her paternal uncle Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa.[1] Her mother was wedded to her father in 1416, a year after the death of Minye Kyawswa, by her grandfather King Minkhaung I (r. 1400–1421).[2][3]
In 1434, the princess married Thiri Zeya Thura, a nephew of King Thado. The couple was still alive in 1472/73. A contemporary mawgun inscription says Thiri Zeya Thura and Saw Pyei Chantha of Taungdwin pledged their loyalty to King Thihathura of Ava in 1472/73.[4][5]
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Notes edit
- ^ (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 56) says Min Hla had just one younger sister, Saw Pyei Chantha. But (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 270) says Min Hla had another the sister, the youngest sibling, Shwe Pyi Shin Me. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 54) follows Yazawin Thit's account.
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Bibliography edit
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.