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Saw O
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Saw O (Burmese: စောအို, pronounced [sɔ́ ʔò]; also known as Saw Aw (စောအော, [sɔ́ ʔɔ́]); 1284–1323) was king of Martaban from 1311 to 1323. He transformed Martaban into a truly independent kingdom by successfully breaking with its hitherto nominal overlord Sukhothai.
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Saw O စောအို | |
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King of Martaban | |
Reign | 10 April 1311 – September 1323 |
Predecessor | Hkun Law |
Successor | Saw Zein |
Born | 1284 646 ME Tagaw Wun Pagan Empire |
Died | September 1323 (aged 39) Thadingyut 685 ME Martaban (Mottama) Martaban Kingdom |
Consort | May Hnin Htapi |
Issue Detail | Saw E May Hnin Aw-Kanya |
House | Wareru |
Father | Min Bala |
Mother | Hnin U Yaing |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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He was put on the throne by his parents Gov. Min Bala of Myaungmya and Princess Hnin U Yaing, who had staged a coup against King Hkun Law. O emerged only after his father's death in the mid-to-late 1310s. He successfully broke with Sukhothai in 1317/18, and went on to capture Lamphun and the Tenasserim coast by 1321.