In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a given name.
Princess of Maw
Saw Mon Hla စောမွန်လှ
Statue of Saw Mon Hla
Princess of Maw
Tenure
c. 1040s–1058
Queen of the Northern Palace of Pagan
Tenure
c. 1058–1070
Predecessor
Myauk Pyinthe
Successor
Manisanda
Born
1040s Sae Lant village, Northern Maw Shan State
Died
Hsipaw
Spouse
Anawrahta
House
Maw
Father
Saopha of Maw
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Saw Mon Hla (Burmese: စောမွန်လှ[sɔ́mʊ̀ɰ̃l̥a̰]) was a principal queen of King Anawrahta of Pagan. She is known in Burmese history for her beauty and her eventual exile instigated by other rival queens. Her story is still part of popular Burmese theater, and she is portrayed as a sad romantic figure.
The queen was daughter of the saopha (chief) of Maw Shan State, located between Pagan and Dali Kingdom (present day Yunnan). The native stories of Hsipaw (Thibaw) and Hsenwi (Theinni) claim Saw Mon Hla as their princess.[1]
In c. 1058, Anawrahta led an expedition to Dali. After his return from Dali expedition, the king was presented with Saw Mon Hla by the chief of Maw Shan State presented his daughter. At Pagan, Saw Mon Hla quickly became the king's favorite queen.
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SawMonHla (Burmese: စောမွန်လှ [sɔ́ mʊ̀ɰ̃ l̥a̰]) was a principal queen of King Anawrahta of Pagan. She is known in Burmese history for her beauty and...
involving Anawrahta, Kyansittha and Manisanda as well as the sad story of SawMonHla, one of his queens, are a staple of Burmese theater. Due to his reputation...
or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Pwa Saw (Burmese: ဖွားစော [pʰwá sɔ́]; also known as SawHla Wun (စောလှဝန်း, [sɔ́ l̥a̰ wʊ́ɴ]); c. 1240–c. 1295/96...
Hanthawaddy commander Dein Mani-Yut in 1390. Saw E Binnya was born to a large powerful noble family in the Mon-speaking Martaban–Hanthawaddy Kingdom. He...
, Sao Shwe Thaik) (from Shan ၸဝ်ႈ). Saw (စော): Used for Shan royalty (Burmanized form of Sao) (e.g., SawMonHla); also for Karen men, especially in S'gaw...
ME (9 October 1284). Saw O per the Mon Yazawin (1922: 44) and Saw Aw per the Razadarit Ayedawbon (Pan Hla 2005: 37). Per (Pan Hla 2005: 37), O's father...
discarded. Saw Lu was brought up by a Mon lady of noble birth. He grew up with the wet nurse's son Yamankan, who became a close friend of his. Saw Lu was...
Min Hla and Smim Myaungmya; d. 1310s) was governor of Myaungmya (in present-day Myanmar) from the 1290s to the 1310s. He was the father of kings Saw O (r...
Pan Hla 2005: 42 Pan Hla 2005: 40 Pan Hla 2005: 39 Pan Hla 2005: 41 Mon Yazawin 1922: 44 Pan Hla 2005: 43 Phayre 1967: 67 Pan Hla 2005: 43–44 Pan Hla 2005:...
three consecutive kings of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). The ethnic Mon queen is famous in Burmese history for her love triangle with Gen. Kyansittha...
towards the end of his reign. Per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 255–256), Queen SawMonHla was sent back to her native land about six years before his death. See...
Burmese script. Saw Lagun Ein (Burmese: စောလဂွန်းအိန် [sɔ́ ləɡʊ́ɴ ʔèiɴ]) was viceroy of Martaban (Mottama) from 1541 to 1550. The ethnic Mon viceroy was a...
Mergui Fundation of Mergui Hla Pe Hmawbi Saya Thein Hsu Shin Htin Gyi Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay Journal Kyaw U Chit Maung James Hla Kyaw Ju Professor Dr. Daw...
name of Zeya Theinkha's only sister was A-Saw Min Hla, (or Saw Min Hla in modern Burmese), daughter of Queen Saw Mya Kan. However, the editors of (Maha Yazawin...
according to the Mon language Pak Lat Chronicles is Lauk Na-Rein. (Pan Hla 2005: 40): Laukpya's father [Shein's paternal grandfather] Saw E Pyathat was a...
although the 16th century chronicle Razadarit Ayedawbon (Pan Hla 2005: 16) mentions him an ethnic Mon in passing when he was in the service of King Ram Khamhaeng's...
province. But the Razadarit (Pan Hla 2005: 40) states that the commander killed in action was Saw E Pyathat, not Saw Zein. (Pan Hla 2005: 203–204): Lun's three...
Law's Mon-speaking fully independent kingdom. The rest of E Law's reign was largely non-eventful. He may still have ruled in the shadow of Sanda Min Hla. He...
Per (Pan Hla 2005: 39), Saw O became king on Saturday, 6th waxing of Tagu 673 ME (10 April 1311). Pan Hla 2005: 16 Aung-Thwin 2017: 25 Pan Hla 2005: 36...
U Linn Thant – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Nan Su Mon Aung – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Saw Ba Hla Thein – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Dr. Maung Maung...
Saw Eh Kalu Shwe Oo Head of the Interior and Religion Department: P'doh Saw Ah Toe Head of the Organisation and Information Department: P'doh SawHla...
Saw Myo (A Phay Pyinnyar) starring Pyay Ti Oo, Thet Mon Myint, Nay Aung and May Than Nu. Pyay Ti Oo as Ko Ko Zaw, Moe Htet Zaw (dual role) Thet Mon Myint...
likely of both Mon and Shan backgrounds, while (Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 118) says they were of either Mon or Shan background. (Pan Hla 2005: 38):...
Hla 2005: 254–255 Pan Hla 2005: 258–261 Pan Hla 2005: 264–265 Pan Hla 2005: 270 Pan Hla 2005: 282–285 Pan Hla 2005: 285–287 Pan Hla 2005: 179 Pan Hla...
Phoe Ta Khit (Burmese: ဖိုးတခေတ်, also spelt Pho Ta Khit; born Saw Kyaw Hla Than on 7 December 1977) was a Karen hermit, shaman, spiritual leader and mystic...
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