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Saw Yun

King of Sagaing

Bio	Athinkhaya Saw Yun was the founder of the Sagaing Kingdom of Myanmar (Burma). The eldest son of King Thihathu set up a rival kingdom in 1315 after Thihathu appointed Uzana I as heir-apparent. Saw Yun successfully resisted two small expeditions by Pinya by 1317. While Saw Yun nominally remained loyal to his father, he was the de facto king of the area roughly corresponding to present-day Sagaing Region and northern Mandalay Region.²
Born	c. 1299¹
Died	1327 Feb 5¹
Occupation	monarch¹
Cause of death	Unknown
Status	Confirmed: Saw Yun is a 27 Club member