Saw Shwe Khet

  • Minye Kyawswa Saw Shwe Khet
  • မင်းရဲကျော်စွာ စောရွှေခက်
Governor of Tharrawaddy
Reignc. November 1446 – 1460
PredecessorAnawrahta Saw (Pegu vassal)
SuccessorThado Minsaw
MonarchNarapati I
Governor of Prome
Reignby 11 March 1442 – c. January 1446
PredecessorThihathu III
SuccessorMingyi Swa
MonarchNarapati I
Governor of Tharrawaddy
Reignby early 1422 – January 1427
Predecessor?
SuccessorAnawrahta Saw (Pegu vassal)
Monarch
Governor of Prome
Reignc. March 1417 – c. early 1422
PredecessorThihathu II
SuccessorMin Maha
MonarchMinkhaung I
Bornc. 1390s
Pagan (Bagan)?
Ava Kingdom
Diedin or after 1473
Paungde?
Ava Kingdom
Spouse
Issue
among others...
HousePagan
FatherThinkhaya of Pagan
MotherSaw Min Pu
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Minye Kyawswa Saw Shwe Khet (Burmese: မင်းရဲကျော်စွာ စောရွှေခက်, pronounced [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ tɕɔ̀zwà sɔ́ ʃwè kʰɛʔ]) Tai name Sao Hswe Kaew (ၸဝ်ႈသႂၺ်ႇၵႅဝ်ႈ) was governor of Prome (Pyay), a major vassal state of Ava, from 1417 to 1422, and from 1442 to 1446. He was the only governor or viceroy of Prome to serve more than one term. He also served as governor of districts of Prome: twice at Tharrawaddy (Thayawadi) (1422–1427) and (1446–1460) and at Paungde (1460–1470s).