Saw Beza

Saw Beza စောဘေဇာ
Queen Consort of Ava
Tenure	October 1373 – April 1400
Born	c. 1350s Gazun-Neint
Died	? Ava (Inwa)
Spouse	Swa Saw Ke
Issue	Minkhaung I Theiddat Thupaba Dewi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a given name.

Saw Beza (Burmese: စောဘေဇာ, pronounced [sɔ́ bèzà]) was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was the mother of King Minkhaung I of Ava, Gov. Theiddat of Sagaing, and Queen Thupaba Dewi of Hanthawaddy Pegu.[1]

Brief

The future queen was a commoner named Mi Beza from a small village named Gazun-Neint (ကန်စွန်းနိမ့်) near Mohnyin (in present-day Kachin State). King Swa met her at her village in the dry season of 1372–73 while he was on campaign to Mohnyin. The king took her as a concubine during the campaign. After the campaign, he told her to come to Ava (Inwa) if she gave birth to his son. She gave birth to a son (later King Minkhaung I) on 13 October 1373, after which she went to Ava. The king, as promised, raised her to queen. They had two more children.[2]

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436
2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 409–410

Bibliography

• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Saw Beza Ava Kingdom Born: c. 1350s Died:  ?
Royal titles
Preceded by Saw Taw Oo of Sagaing	Queen Consort of Ava 1373–1400	Succeeded by Min Hla Myat of Ava