Saw Mya Kan of Pagan
Saw Mya Kan (Burmese: စောမြကန်}, pronounced [sɔ́ mja̰ gàɴ]) was a principal queen of King Sithu II of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). She was the mother of King Htilominlo.[1]
| Saw Mya Kan စောမြကန် | |
|---|---|
| Queen of the Central Palace | |
| Tenure | c. 1190s – 1211 |
| Predecessor | Wadanthika |
| Successor | Saw Mi Pyan |
| Died | Pagan |
| Spouse | Sithu II |
| Issue | Htilominlo Saw Min Hla |
| House | Pagan |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Chronicles say that Htilominlo's mother was a daughter of a gardener, and not Queen Mya Kan.[2][3][4] But inscriptional evidence shows that Queen Mya Kan was the mother of Zeya Theinkha (personal name of Htilominlo) and Saw Min Hla.[1]
References
- Than Tun 1964: 129
- Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 212
- Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 134
- Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 317–318
Bibliography
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). Vol. 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.
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