Saw Nyein Oo

Maha Dewi
Saw Nyein Oo
စောငြိမ်းဦး
Maha Dewi ; Saw Nyein Oo; စောငြိမ်းဦး
Born	c. 1690s; Sitoktara
Died	c. 1760s; Shwebo
Spouse	Min Nyo San
Issue	Aung Zeya
Father	Siboktara Min
Mother	?
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Saw Nyein Oo (Burmese: စောငြိမ်းဦး, pronounced [sɔ́ ɲéɪ̯ɰ̃ 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

^ Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 13

Bibliography

Letwe Nawrahta and Twinthin Taikwun (c. 1770). Hla Thamein (ed.). Alaungpaya Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (1961 ed.). Ministry of Culture, Union of Burma.

[aa-13-1] Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 13

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