Shin Sawbu

Shin Sawbu (Burmese: ရှင်စောပု, ; Mon: သေဝ်စါဝ်ပေါအ်; 1394–1471) was the queen of Hanthawaddy from 1453 to 1471. Queen Shin Sawbu was also known as Binnya Thau (ဗညားထောဝ်) or Old Queen in Mon. Queen Shin Sawbu and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are the two most famous queens among the small number of queens who ruled in mainland Southeast Asia. Shin Sawbu's reign began a 50-year period of peace between Burman Ava Kingdom in Upper Burma and Mon Hanthawaddy Pegu in Lower Burma.

Read more about Shin Sawbu:  Early Life, Residence At Ava (1423–30), Reign At Pegu (1453–60), Reign At Dagon (1460–71), Stone Inscriptions, Mon Folk Traditions, Dispute Over Duration of Reign, Palace and Burial Locations