Min Saw O

Min Saw O (Burmese: မင်းစောအို, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ sɔ́ ò]; Arakanese pronunciation: [máɴ sɔ́ ò]; also known as Jalal Shah; 1456–1515) was king of Arakan for six months in 1515. He was a brother of King Salingathu (r. 1494–1502). He was put on the throne by the ministers of the court who had beheaded his grandnephew King Gazapati. Saw O died only after six months of reign in July 1515.[2]

Min Saw O မင်းစောအို Jalal Shah
King of Arakan
Reign	January 1515 – July 1515
Predecessor	Gazapati
Successor	Thazata
Born	January 1456 Mrauk-U
Died	July 1515 (aged 59) Wagaung 877 ME[1] Mrauk-U
Consort	Taung-Nan Mibara
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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

References

1. (Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28): Wagaung 877 ME = 12 July 1515 to 9 Aug 1515
2. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28

Bibliography

• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.

Min Saw O Mrauk-U Kingdom Born: January 1456 Died: July 1515
Regnal titles
Preceded by Gazapati	King of Mrauk-U January 1515 – July 1515	Succeeded by Thazata