Saw Oo I of Toungoo

Saw Oo
စောဦး
Saw Oo; စောဦး
Viceroy of Toungoo
Reign	1397 – c. March 1399
Predecessor	Phaungga
Successor	Min Nemi
Monarch	Swa Saw Ke
Born	c. 1370s; Toungoo (Taungoo)?
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Saw Oo (Burmese: စောဦး, pronounced [sɔ́ ʔú]) was viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1397 to 1399. He succeeded his father Phaungga following his father's death. But Saw Oo was still a youngster, and was removed from office about two years later by King Swa Saw Ke, who wanted a more experienced governor.^[1]^[2]

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He is also known as "Ya Kya Saw Oo" (ရာကျ စောဦး, "Saw Oo who lost the office").^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 25
^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 434

Bibliography

Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Min Taya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.

Royal titles
Saw Oo I of Toungoo Ava Kingdom
Preceded by Phaungga	Viceroy of Toungoo 1397 – 1399	Succeeded by Min Nemi

[sll-25-1] Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 25

[hy-1-434-2] Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 434

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