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
Tenurec. 1190s – 1211
PredecessorWadanthika
SuccessorSaw Mi Pyan
DiedPagan
SpouseSithu II
IssueHtilominlo
Saw Min Hla
HousePagan
ReligionTheravada 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

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  1. ^ a b Than Tun 1964: 129
  2. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 212
  3. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 134
  4. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 317–318

Bibliography

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  • 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.
Saw Mya Kan of Pagan
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen of the Central Palace
c. 1190s – 1211
Succeeded by