Shwe Zin Gon

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TenureFebruary 1527 – late 1532
PredecessorSaw Myat Lay
Bornc. 1470s
  • Shwe Zin Gon
  • ရွှေစင်ကုံး
Chief queen consort of Prome
TenureFebruary 1527 – late 1532
PredecessorSaw Myat Lay
SuccessorThiri Hpone Htut
Bornc. 1470s
DiedUnknown
Prome?
SpouseBayin Htwe
Issue
HouseMohnyin
FatherMingyi Swa of Prome
MotherSaw Myat Lay
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Shwe Zin Gon (Burmese: ရွှေစင်ကုံး [ʃwè zɪ̀ɴ ɡóʊɴ]; also known as Min Shwe Gon[1]) was the chief queen of King Bayin Htwe of Prome (r. 1527–1532). She was of Ava royalty, and a daughter of Mingyi Swa, viceroy of Prome (r. 1446–1482).[2] In 1482, her paternal uncle Thado Minsaw took over Prome, and declared himself king.[3] Thado Minsaw raised her mother Saw Myat Lay to chief queen. Shwe Zin Gon herself was later married to her first cousin Bayin Htwe, the eldest son of Thado Minsaw. Her eldest son Narapati was king of Prome from 1532 to 1539.[4]

She was the youngest of the 11 children of Viceroy Mingyi Swa of Prome and Saw Myat Lay.[5] The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.[note 1] Her parents were first cousins.

Ancestry of Queen Shwe Zin Gon
8. Mohnyin Thado
4. Narapati I of Ava
9. Shin Mi Myat
2. Mingyi Swa of Prome
10. (=12) Thinkhaya of Pagan
5. Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi of Ava
11. (=13) Saw Min Pu
1. Shwe Zin Gon
12. (=10) Thinkhaya of Pagan
6. Saw Shwe Khet of Prome
13. (=11) Saw Min Pu
3. Saw Myat Lay
14. Minye Kyawswa
7. Saw Min Phyu
15. Saw Min Hla

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