Saw Min Waing (, ; also known as Pwa Saw) was one of the two consorts of Prince Naratheinga Uzana of Pagan.Than Tun 1964: 134 Naratheinga is regarded by some historians such as G.H. Luce and Than Tun as a king that ruled Pagan although none of the Burmese chronicles mentions him as king.Htin Aung 1970: 43Than Tun 1964: 132 Some historians such as Htin Aung and Michael Aung-Thwin do not recognize Naratheinga as king.Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99
According to inscriptional evidence, she was probably already married to Naratheinga by 1212, and was probably about 18 to 20 years old.Ba Shin 1982: 36 Although she was not the first wife (or chief queen) of Naratheinga, she seemed to have been more powerful as her son Uzana became king ahead of the two sons by the chief queen. Her two elder brothers were senior officials at the court. Her second elder brother Manu Yaza (also known as Maha Thaman) rose to be a chief minister of kings Kyaswa and Uzana.Ba Shin 1982: 33Than Tun 1964: 142
The queen lived to an old age; she was still alive on 9 February 1273 per an inscription dedicated by her at the Min Waing monastery.Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 127 She was likely dead by October 1277, according to another inscription.
She was the first of the three famous queens with the nickname Pwa Saw (lit. "Queen Grandmother"). The other two were: Saw Hla Wun, the chief queen of kings Uzana and Narathihapate, and Saw Thitmahti, queen of King Kyawswa.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 234
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