Sithu of Pinya

For other uses, see Sithu (disambiguation).

Sithu စည်သူ
Regent of Pinya
Reign	1 September 1340 – 29 March 1344
Predecessor	Uzana I of Pinya
Successor	Kyawswa I
Viceroy of Myinsaing
Reign	c. 1312/13 – 29 March 1344
Predecessor	Yazathingyan
Successor	Shwe Nan Shin
Born	c. early 1280s Pagan (Bagan)
Died	1344 Pinya
Consort	Saw Htut
Issue	Saw Gyi (daughter) Saw Einthe (daughter)
House	Myinsaing
Father	Narathihapate
Mother	Shin Shwe
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Sithu of Pinya (Burmese: စည်သူ, [sìðù]; also known as Myinsaing Sithu) was regent of Pinya from 1340 to 1344. He is not mentioned in any of the royal chronicles. He only appears in a Pinya era inscription as "King" Myinsaing Sithu. Sithu, who according to the inscription succeeded Uzana I, may have been a caretaker for his nephew and son-in-law Kyawswa I of Pinya. Sithu's elder daughter Saw Gyi was married to Kyawswa I. At least one contemporary inscription donated by Kyawswa I's chief consort on 17 June 1342 disputes Sithu's claim, saying that Kyawswa I was already king.

The king was likely Kyawswa I's maternal uncle since Kyawswa I's father Thihathu had only two brothers, Athinkhaya and Yazathingyan, both of whom had already died.

Bibliography

• Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Than Tun (December 1959). "History of Burma: A.D. 1300–1400". Journal of Burma Research Society. XLII (II).