Saw Beza

Saw Beza was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was the mother of King Minkhaung I of Ava, Gov. Theiddat of Sagaing, and Queen Thupaba Dewi of Hanthawaddy Pegu.

Brief

The future queen was a commoner named Mi Beza from a small village named Gazun-Neint near Mohnyin. King Swa met her at her village in the dry season of 1372–73 while he was on campaign to Mohnyin. The king took her as a concubine during the campaign. After the campaign, he told her to come to Ava if she gave birth to his son. She gave birth to a son on 13 October 1373, after which she went to Ava. The king, as promised, raised her to queen. They had two more children.