Reign c. 1360s – 1390s Died in or after 1393 | Successor Theinkhathu II of Sagu Issue Theinkhathu II | |
Parents Saw Pale of Pinya, Thihapate of Taungdwin Grandparents Thihathu, Yadanabon of Pinya Great-grandparents Lady Myinsaing, Theinkha Bo | ||
Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung (Burmese: သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း, [θèiɴgəθù sɔ́ n̥áʊɴ]) was governor of Sagu in the Kingdom of Ava in the late 14th century. He was a grandson of King Thihathu of Pinya, and was one of the four top commanders of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. He successfully resisted King Thado Minbya's multiple attempts to take his home region (1365−67). He later submitted to Swa. He served in the war against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom between 1386 and 1391 and defended the kingdom against the northern state of Mohnyin.
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Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was his granddaughter.
Military service
Saw Hnaung was one of the four top generals of King Swa. The other three were Thilawa of Yamethin, Tuyin of Inyi, and Min Pale of Paukmyaing.
Ancestry
The following is his ancestry according to Hmannan Yazawin chronicle. Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was his grand-daughter.