Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung

Theinkhathu of Sagu သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း
Governor of Sagu
Reign	c. 1360s – 1390s
Successor	Theinkhathu II of Sagu
King	Swa Saw Ke

Born	c. 1320s Taungdwin
Died	in or after 1393
Spouse	Saw Myat
Issue	Theinkhathu II
House	Pinya
Father	Thihapate of Taungdwin
Mother	Saw Pale of Pinya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung (Burmese: သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း, pronounced: [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.^[1] He successfully resisted King Thado Minbya's multiple attempts to take his home region (1365−67).^[2] 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.

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.^[3]^[1]

Campaign	Duration	Troops commanded	Notes
Forty Years' War	1386–87	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the First Army (7000 men in 9 regiments) that invaded Hanthawaddy via Toungoo^[4]
Forty Years' War	1387–88	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the Second Army^[5]
Forty Years' War	1390–91	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the Second Army (12,000 men in 12 regiments)^[6]
Mohnyin–Ava War	1392–93	Army (strength unknown)	Commander-in-chief;(Battle of Myedu and battle of Sagaing); Commander of Cavalry Corps (Battle of Shangon)^[7]

Ancestry

The following is his ancestry according to Hmannan Yazawin chronicle.^[8] Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was his grand-daughter.^[8]

Ancestry of Governor-General Theinkhathu







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	2. Thihapate of Taungdwin







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			11.







1. Saw Hnaung







			12. Theinkha Bo







		6. Thihathu







			13. Lady Myinsaing







	3. Saw Pale of Pinya







			14.







		7. Yadanabon of Pinya







			15.

References

1 2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 435
↑ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 400
↑ MSK Vol. 13 1973: 134–135
↑ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 417–418
↑ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 422
↑ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 430
↑ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 432–433
1 2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 372

Bibliography

Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe (1st ed.); Kyaw Win, Ph.D. and Thein Hlaing (2nd ed.), eds. Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Burma Translation Society (1973). Gov. Thilawa of Yamethin. Myanma Swezon Kyan (in Burmese). 13 (1 ed.). Yangon: Sarpay Beikman.

Royal titles
Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung Ava Kingdom Born: c. 1320s Died: c. 1390s
Preceded by	Governor of Sagu c. 1360s – 1390s	Succeeded by Theinkhathu II of Sagu

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