Saw Nyein Oo

Maha Dewi
Saw Nyein Oo
စောငြိမ်းဦး
Born c. 1690s
Died c. 1760s
Shwebo
Spouse Min Nyo San
Issue Aung Zeya
Father Siboktara Min
Mother ?
Religion Theravada Buddhism
In Burmese names, Saw is an honorific, not a surname.

Saw Nyein Oo (Burmese: စောငြိမ်းဦး, pronounced: [sɔ́ ɲéiɴ ʔú]) was the mother of King Alaungpaya, the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She was awarded the royal title "Maha Dewi" after her second son became king.[1]


References

  1. Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 13

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