Saw Sit II
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| consort = yes
| name = Saw Sit of Mrauk-U
{{lang-my-Mymr|စောစစ်}}
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| caption = Saw Sit of Mrauk-U
စောစစ်
| reign = April 1404 - 29 November 1406
| succession = Chief queen consort of Arakan
| coronation = April 1404
| predecessor1 = Saw Mar La III
| successor1 = Saw Pyei Chantha (Ava's vassal)
| suc-type1 = successor
| reign2 = May 1429 - 9 May 1433
| succession2 = Chief queen consort of Arakan
| coronation2 = August/September 1430
| predecessor2 = (new office)
| successor2 = Saw Pa-Ba
| suc-type2 = successor
| spouse = Min Saw Mon (1404-1406/1429-1433)
| issue = Min Mon Thin (son)
Saw Pu Shwe (daughter)
Saw Pyo II (daughter)
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| full name = Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibaya Saw Sit
မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား စောစစ်
| house = Alawmaphyu
| father = unknown
| mother = Saw Thamar II
| birth_date = 1383/84 745 ME
| birth_place = Launggyet
| death_date = 1450s?
| death_place = Mrauk U
| date of burial =
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| religion = Therevada Buddhism
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Saw Sit of Mrauk-U (Arakanese:စောစစ်; was the first queen of the Mrauk U Dynasty of Arakan and last chief queen consort of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan.Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 1999:12
Since foundation of Mrauk U, she was known as the Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibara (မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား, "Queen Saw Mon of the Western Gate).Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit vol. 2:342 She was married to King Saw Mon, who was the last king of Launggyet before its conquest by the Burmans and the first king of Mrauk U after its the restoration of the Arakanese throne.{{cite book | last=Harvey | first=G. E.| title=History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 | publisher=Frank Cass & Co. Ltd | year=1925 | location = London |page=137-139}}
Early life
The princess was likely born around during 1380s in the royal capital, Launggyet. Her ancestry likely descended from King Min Hti through his first queen Saw Sit I of Launggyet, who had 3 children together with her. Saw Sit II is likely to be great granddaughter of Saw Sit I.{{cite news|title= Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 |page= 12|language= Arakanese}}
Marriage to Min Saw Mon
Princess Saw Sit married the Prince Narameikhla on April 1404 of their coronation in the royal palace.Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2 2017:339
After 23 years exile of King Saw Mon from Bengal. During their reunion, she already been living with a peaseant husband whom characterized by her brother. Saw Mon didn't hesitate to send her lover to the frontier forests of Mrauk U.
Bibliography
- {{cite book|last = Sandamala Likara|first= Ashin|title=Raza Razawinthit Kyan | year= 1931 | edition=1997-1999|publisher= Tetlan Sarpay| language= Arakanese| volume=1-2 pg.18-22| location = Rangoon}}
- {{cite book|last = U Uar Nha|first = Sarataw|title= Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit| year= 1930s | edition=2017-language= Arakanese| volume=2 pg. 342| location = Yangon}}