Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung

Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung (Burmese: သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း, pronounced [θèiɴgəθù sɔ́ n̥áʊɴ]) was governor of Sagu in the Kingdom of Ava in the late 14th century. He was a grandson of King Thihathu of Pinya, and was one of the four top commanders of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava.[1] He successfully resisted King Thado Minbya's multiple attempts to take his home region (1365−67).[2] He later submitted to Swa. He served in the war against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom between 1386 and 1391 and defended the kingdom against the northern state of Mohnyin.

Theinkhathu of Sagu သိင်္ခသူ စောနှောင်း
Governor of Sagu
Reign	c. 1360s – 1390s
Successor	Theinkhathu II of Sagu
King	Swa Saw Ke
Born	c. 1320s Taungdwin
Died	in or after 1393
Spouse	Saw Myat
Issue	Theinkhathu II
House	Pinya
Father	Thihapate I of Taungdwin
Mother	Saw Pale of Pinya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was his granddaughter.

Military service

Saw Hnaung was one of the four top generals of King Swa. The other three were Thilawa of Yamethin, Tuyin of Inyi, and Min Pale of Paukmyaing.[3][1]

Campaign	Duration	Troops commanded	Notes
Forty Years' War	1386–87	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the First Army (7000 men in 9 regiments) that invaded Hanthawaddy via Toungoo[4]
Forty Years' War	1387–88	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the Second Army[5]
Forty Years' War	1390–91	1 regiment	Commanded a regiment in the Second Army (12,000 men in 12 regiments)[6]
Mohnyin–Ava War	1392–93	Army (strength unknown)	Commander-in-chief;(Battle of Myedu and battle of Sagaing); Commander of Cavalry Corps (Battle of Shangon)[7]

Ancestry

The following is his ancestry according to Hmannan Yazawin chronicle.[8][9] Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was his grand-daughter.[8]

Ancestry of Governor-General Theinkhathu
8. unnamed 4. Thray Sithu 9. unnamed 2. Pwint Hla Oo (Thihapate I of Taungdwin) 10. unnamed 5. unnamed 11. unnamed 1. Saw Hnaung 12. Theinkha Bo 6. Thihathu 13. Lady Myinsaing 3. Saw Pale of Pinya 14. unnamed 7. Yadanabon of Pinya 15. unnamed

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 435
2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 400
3. MSK Vol. 13 1973: 134–135
4. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 417–418
5. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 422
6. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 430
7. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 432–433
8. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 372
9. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 62

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