# Saw Sit II

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{{Infobox royalty
| consort = yes
| name = Saw Sit of Mrauk-U <br/> {{lang-my-Mymr|စောစစ်}}
| image =
| caption = Saw Sit of Mrauk-U<br> စောစစ်
| reign = April 1404 - 29 November 1406
| succession = [Chief queen consort of Arakan](/source/List_of_Burmese_consorts)
| coronation = April 1404
| predecessor1 = Saw Mar La III
| successor1 = [Saw Pyei Chantha](/source/Saw_Pyei_Chantha) ([Ava](/source/Ava_Kingdom)'s vassal)
| suc-type1 = successor
| reign2 = May 1429 - 9 May 1433
| succession2 = [Chief queen consort of Arakan](/source/List_of_Burmese_consorts)
| coronation2 = August/September 1430 
| predecessor2 = (new office)
| successor2 = [Saw Pa-Ba](/source/Saw_Pa-Ba)
| suc-type2 = successor
| spouse = [Min Saw Mon](/source/Min_Saw_Mon) (1404-1406/1429-1433)
| issue = Min Mon Thin (son) <br> 
Saw Pu Shwe (daughter) <br> Saw Pyo II (daughter)
| issue-link =
| full name = Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibaya Saw Sit <br> မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား စောစစ် 
| house = [Alawmaphyu](/source/Alawmaphyu)
| father = unknown
| mother = Saw Thamar II
| birth_date = 1383/84 745 ME
| birth_place = [Launggyet](/source/Launggyet)
| death_date = 1450s?
| death_place = [Mrauk U](/source/Mrauk_U)
| date of burial =
| place of burial = 
| religion = [Therevada Buddhism](/source/Therevada_Buddhism)
| signature =
}}
{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}

'''Saw Sit of Mrauk-U''' ([Arakanese](/source/Arakanese_language):စောစစ်; was the first queen of the [Mrauk U Dynasty](/source/Mrauk_U_Kingdom) of [Arakan](/source/Arakan) and last chief queen consort of the [Launggyet Dynasty](/source/Launggyet) of [Arakan](/source/Arakan).<ref name=rrt-2-12>Rakhine Razawin Thit Vol. 2 1999:12</ref>

Since foundation of [Mrauk U](/source/Mrauk_U), she was known as the '''Hmauk Taw Min Mon Mibara''' (မှောက်တော် မင်းမွန် မိဖုရား, "Queen Saw Mon of the Western Gate).<ref name= drt-2-342>Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit vol. 2:342</ref> She was married to King [Saw Mon](/source/Narameikhla), who was the last king of Launggyet before its conquest by the [Burmans](/source/Ava_Kingdom) and the first king of Mrauk U after its the restoration of the [Arakanese throne](/source/List_of_Arakanese_monarchs).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Early life ==

The princess was likely born around during 1380s in the royal capital, [Launggyet](/source/Launggyet). Her ancestry likely descended from King [Min Hti](/source/Min_Hti) through his first queen [Saw Sit I](/source/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.<ref>{{cite news|title= [Rakhine Razawin Thit](/source/Rakhine_Razawin_Thit) Vol. 2 |page= 12|language= Arakanese}}</ref>

== Marriage to Min Saw Mon ==

Princess Saw Sit married the Prince [Narameikhla](/source/Narameikhla) on April 1404 of their coronation in the royal palace.<ref name=drt-2-339>Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2 2017:339</ref> 

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](/source/Rakhine_Razawin_Thit) | 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}}

== References ==
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Category:Chief queens consort of Launggyet
Category:Chief queens consort of Mrauk-U
Category:Queens consort of Mrauk-U
Category:Rakhine people
Category:15th-century deaths

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