Sawhnit

Who is Sawhnit?

Sawhnit was a viceroy of Pagan from 1297 to 1325 under the suzerain of Myinsaing Kingdom in central Burma. He was a son of the Mongol vassal king Kyawswa, and a grandson of Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of Pagan dynasty. Sawhnit succeeded as "king" after his father was forced to abdicate the throne by the three brothers of Myinsaing in December 1297. Though still styled as King of Pagan, Sawhnit's effective rule, like his father's, amounted to just the area around Pagan city. The brothers allowed Sawhnit to rule Pagan as viceroy.

King Swasawke of Ava was a grandnephew of Sawhnit.