Saw Omma of Sagaing
စောဥမ္မာ
Queen of the Northern Palace of Ava
Tenurec. 1390s – April 1400
PredecessorShin Saw Gyi of Sagaing
SuccessorSaw Khway of Ava
Queen of the Central Palace of Ava
Tenure5 September 1367 – c. 1390s
Predecessornew office
SuccessorSaw Taw Oo of Sagaing
Bornc. 1349
Sagaing
Died?
Ava (Inwa)
SpouseSwa Saw Ke
IssueSaw Chantha[1] (daughter)
Kyawswa (son)
FatherThado Hsinhtein[note 1]
MotherSoe Min Kodawgyi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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Saw Omma (Burmese: စောဥမ္မာ, pronounced [sɔ́ òʊɴmà]) was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was a granddaughter of King Saw Yun, the founder of Sagaing Kingdom, and a sister of King Thado Minbya, the founder of Ava Kingdom. When Swa became king, Omma was first given the title of Queen of the Middle Palace and Sagaing in fief. When her elder sister Shin Saw Gyi became the chief queen, Omma succeeded her sister as the Queen of the Northern Palace.[2]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry according to Hmannan. She was descended from Pagan and Pinya royalty. Her paternal side is unreported except that her father was of the Tagaung royal line.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Chronicles (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392) say that her father's title was Thado Hsinhtein. According to an inscription dedicated on 26 June 1398 (Wednesday, 12th waxing of Waso 760 ME) per (Taw, Frorchhammer 1899: 164), her father's name is Athincha, Governor of Sagaing.

References

  1. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436
  2. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 404
  3. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392

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Saw Omma of Sagaing Ava KingdomBorn: c. 1349 Died: c. 15th century Royal titles Preceded byShin Saw Gyi Queen of the Northern Palace of Ava c. 1390s–1400 Succeeded bySaw Khway of Ava New title Queen of the Central Palace of Ava 1367–c. 1390s Succeeded bySaw Taw Oo of Sagaing
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