Saw Beza

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Saw Beza
စောဘေဇာ
Queen Consort of Ava
Tenure October 1373 – April 1400
Born c. 1350s
Gazun-Neint
Died ?
Ava (Inwa)
Spouse Swasawke
Issue Minkhaung I
Theiddat
Thupaba Dewi
Religion Theravada Buddhism

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Saw Beza (Burmese: စောဘေဇာ, pronounced: [sɔ́ bèzà]) was a queen consort of King Swasawke of Ava. She was the mother of King Minkhaung I of Ava, Gov. Theiddat of Sagaing, and Queen Thupaba Dewi of Hanthawaddy Pegu.[1]

Brief

The future queen was a commoner named Mi Beza from a small village named Gazun-Neint (ကန်စွန်းနိမ့်) near Mohnyin (in present-day Kachin State). King Swasawke met her at her village in the dry season of 1372–73 while he was on campaign to Mohnyin. The king took her as a concubine during the campaign. After the campaign, he told her to come to Ava (Inwa) if she bore him a son. She gave birth to a son (later King Minkhaung I) on 13 October 1373, after which she went to Ava. The king, as promised, raised her to queen. They had two more children.[2]

References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436
  2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 409–410

Bibliography

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Saw Beza
Born: c. 1350s Died:  ?
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen Consort of Ava
1373–1400
Succeeded by
Min Hla Myat of Ava