Saw Hnit of Toungoo

Saw Hnit (Burmese: စောနှစ်, pronounced [sɔ́ n̥ɪʔ]; 1310s–1325) was governor of Toungoo from 1324 to 1325. He inherited the office after his father Thawun Nge's death in 1324. Because he was still a young adult, his mother Saw Sala ruled the Toungoo region, then a vassal state of Pinya. He was killed a year later during a coup organized by Chief Minister Kayin Ba, who had served under Toungoo rulers since 1279. Saw Sala escaped but died on the run near Taungdwingyi.[1]

This article is about the governor of Toungoo. For the viceroy of Pagan, see Saw Hnit.

Saw Hnit စောနှစ်
Governor of Toungoo
Reign	1324 – 1325
Predecessor	Thawun Nge
Successor	Kayin Ba
Regent	Saw Sala
Born	c. 1310s Toungoo (Taungoo) Pinya Kingdom
Died	1325 Toungoo Pinya Kingdom
Father	Thawun Nge
Mother	Saw Sala
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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

References

1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20−21

Bibliography

• 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.

Saw Hnit of Toungoo Pinya Kingdom Born: c. 1310s Died: 1325
Royal titles
Preceded by Thawun Nge	Governor of Toungoo 1324 – 1325	Succeeded by Kayin Ba