Sithu of Pinya

For other uses, see Sithu (disambiguation).
Sithu of Pinya
စည်သူ
Regent of Pinya
Reign 1 September 1340 – 29 March 1344
Predecessor Uzana I of Pinya
Successor Kyawswa I
Viceroy of Myinsaing
Reign after 13 April 1310 – 29 March 1344
Predecessor Athinkhaya
Successor Shwe Nan Shin
Born c. early 1280s
Pagan (Bagan)
Died 1344
Pinya
Consort Saw Htut
Issue Saw Gyi (daughter)
Saw Einthe (daughter)
House Myinsaing
Father Narathihapate
Mother Shin Shwe
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Sithu of Pinya (Burmese: စည်သူ, [sìθù]; also known as Myinsaing Sithu) was regent of Pinya from 1340 to 1344.[1] He is not mentioned in any of the royal chronicles. He only appears in a Pinya era inscription as "King" Myinsaing Sithu. Sithu, who according to the inscription succeeded Uzana I, may have been a caretaker for his nephew and son-in-law Kyawswa I of Pinya. Sithu's elder daughter Saw Gyi was married to Kyawswa I.[1] At least one contemporary inscription donated by Kyawswa I's chief consort on 17 June 1342 disputes Sithu's claim, saying that Kyawswa I was already king.[2]

The king was likely Kyawswa I's maternal uncle since Kyawswa I's father Thihathu had only two brothers, Athinkhaya and Yazathingyan, both of whom had already died.

References

  1. 1 2 Than Tun 1959: 124
  2. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 166

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Sithu of Pinya
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Uzana I
King of Pinya
1340–1344
Succeeded by
Kyawswa I
Royal titles
Preceded by
Athinkhaya
Viceroy of Myinsaing
1310–1344
Succeeded by
Shwe Nan Shin
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