Shin Sawbu

Shin Sawbu ရှင်စောပု
Statue of Queen Shin Sawbu
Queen regnant of Hanthawaddy
Reign	1454–1471
Predecessor	Leik Munhtaw
Successor	Dhammazedi
Regent	Dhammazedi (from 1460)
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava
Tenure	August 1426 – 1429
Predecessor	herself
Successor	Dhamma Dewi of Ava
Queen consort of the Central Palace of Ava
Tenure	December 1423 – August 1425
Predecessor	Min Pyan of Ava
Successor	herself
Born	11 February 1394 Wednesday, 12th waxing of Tabaung 755 ME Pegu (Bago) Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Died	1471 (aged 77) Dagon Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Burial	Sanchaung
Consort	Binnya Bwe (c. 1413–1419) Thihathu (1423–1425) Tarabya Minye Kyawhtin (1425–1426) Mohnyin Thado (1426–1429)
Issue	Binnya Waru Mi Pakahtaw
House	Hanthawaddy
Father	Razadarit
Mother	Thuddhamaya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Shin Sawbu (Burmese: ရှင်စောပု, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ sɔ́ bṵ]; Mon: မိစဴဗု, listen^ⓘ; 1394–1471) was queen regnant of Hanthawaddy from 1454 to 1471. Queen Shin Sawbu is also known as Binnya Thau (Mon: ဗြဴဗညာထဝ်, listen^ⓘ) or Old Queen in Mon. Queen Shin Sawbu and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are the two most famous among the small number of queens who ruled in mainland Southeast Asia.^[1]