Hnin U Yaing
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Hnin U Yaing was a princess of Hanthawaddy Kingdom
who was the sister of two kings, Wareru
and Hkun Law
, and the mother of two kings Saw O
and Saw Zein
. She was also a paternal great-grandmother of Razadarit, considered the greatest Hanthawaddy king. She and her husband Min Bala played king maker in 1310 when they overthrew her brother Hkun Law, and placed their eldest son Saw O on the throne.
to commoner parents, a Shan father and a Mon
mother. She had at least three elder brothers, Wareru, Hkun Law and Yan Maw Hla. As the youngest sister of Wareru and Hkun Law, who were both born in the 1250s, she was likely born in the late 1250s or early 1260s. She died during the reign of her son Saw O, 1310-1324.
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
The Hanthawaddy Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled lower Burma from 1287 to 1539. The Mon-speaking kingdom was founded as Ramannadesa by King Wareru following the collapse of the Pagan Empire in 1287 as a nominal vassal state of Sukhothai Kingdom, and of the Mongol Yuan dynasty...
who was the sister of two kings, Wareru
Wareru
Wareru was the founder of the Ramanya Kingdom located in today's Lower Burma . The kingdom is more commonly known as Kingdom of Hanthawady Pegu , or simply Pegu although the kingdom's first capital was Martaban...
and Hkun Law
Hkun Law
Hkun Law was the second king of Hanthawaddy from 1307 to 1311. He ascended to the throne after his elder brother King Wareru was assassinated. Hkun Law was of Shan and Mon descent....
, and the mother of two kings Saw O
Saw O
Saw O was the third king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1311 to 1323. Saw O succeeded his maternal uncle Hkun Law, who was assassinated by Saw O's father Min Bala in 1311. When Saw O ascended to the throne, his kingdom was a nominal vassal of Sukhothai. He was even married to a daughter of...
and Saw Zein
Saw Zein
Saw Zein was the fourth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1324 to 1331. A nephew of the kingdom's founder King Wareru, Saw Zein succeeded his brother King Saw O in 1324. He lost the southern territories of Tenasserim coast back to his nominal overlord Sukhothai, and looked to expand his territory...
. She was also a paternal great-grandmother of Razadarit, considered the greatest Hanthawaddy king. She and her husband Min Bala played king maker in 1310 when they overthrew her brother Hkun Law, and placed their eldest son Saw O on the throne.
Background
The future queen mother was born near ThatonThaton
Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85.-Etymology:...
to commoner parents, a Shan father and a Mon
Mon people
The Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...
mother. She had at least three elder brothers, Wareru, Hkun Law and Yan Maw Hla. As the youngest sister of Wareru and Hkun Law, who were both born in the 1250s, she was likely born in the late 1250s or early 1260s. She died during the reign of her son Saw O, 1310-1324.