Shin Sawbu
| Shin Sawbu ရှင်စောပု | |||||
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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 | ||||
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| Consort | Binnya Bwe (c. 1413–1419) Thihathu (1423–1425) Tarabya Minye Kyawhtin (1425–1426) Mohnyin Thado (1426–1429) | ||||
| Issue | Binnya Waru Mi Pakahtaw | ||||
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| House | Hanthawaddy | ||||
| Father | Razadarit | ||||
| Mother | Thuddhamaya | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Shin Sawbu (Burmese: ရှင်စောပု, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ sɔ́ bṵ]; Mon: မိစဴဗု, ⓘ; 1394–1471) was queen regnant of Hanthawaddy from 1454 to 1471. Queen Shin Sawbu is also known as Binnya Thau (Mon: ဗြဴဗညာထဝ်, ⓘ) 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.