Governor of Mye Ne
Saw Diga (Burmese: စောဒီကာ, pronounced [sɔ́ dìgà]) was the father of King Mohnyin Thado of Ava.[1] He was a 14th-century governor of Mye-Ne (present-day Nyaung U in central Myanmar). His descendants became kings of Ava down to 1527.[2] He was also a nine-times great-grandfather of King Alaungpaya of the Konbaung dynasty.[3]
Ancestry
The following is his ancestry according to the Alaungpaya Ayedawbon chronicle.[3] Note that his two times great-grandmother Pwa Gyi was a daughter of King Uzana of Pagan, and his two times great-grandfather Yanda Pyissi was a son of Yazathingyan, the chief minister of Pagan.
References
- ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61–62
- ^ Htin Aung 1967: 337
- ^ a b Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 12
Bibliography
Saw Diga of Mye-Ne Born: c. 1360s Died: ?
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Governor of Mye-Ne
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