Saw Yan Naung of Prome

Saw Yan Naung စောရန်နောင်
Ruler of Prome
Reign	c. 1344 – 1377/78
Predecessor	Kyaswa
Successor	Myet-Hna Shay
Born	1323/24 685 ME Thayet Pinya Kingdom
Died	1377/78 (aged 53–54) 739 ME Prome (Pyay) Ava Kingdom
Spouse	?
Issue	at least one daughter
House	Pinya
Father	Min Shin Saw of Thayet
Mother	Shin Myat Hla of Prome
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Saw Yan Naung (Burmese: စောရန်နောင်, [sɔ́ jàɴ nàʊ̯ɴ]; 1323/24−1377/78) was governor of Prome (Pyay) from c. 1344 to 1375 and viceroy of Prome from 1375 to 1377/78. Descended from Pagan and Pinya royalty, Saw Yan Naung was first appointed to the governorship by King Kyawswa I of Pinya. From 1367 onwards, the governor helped his brother King Swa Saw Ke of Ava consolidate the former southern vassals states of Pinya into Ava's fold.

Saw Yan Naung was born to Shin Myat Hla and Gov. Min Shin Saw of Thayet,c. 1323/24. He was a grandson of King Kyawswa of Pagan and a grandnephew of King Thihathu of Pinya. Second of six siblings, Yan Naung had an elder brother Shwe Nan Shin, a younger brother Swa Saw Ke and three younger sisters, Saw Pale, Saw Myat and Saw Omma.

Yan Naung grew up in Thayet but spent his formative years in Launggyet, the capital of Arakan, the kingdom to the west of Thayet. In early January 1334, the Arakanese raided Thayet, and sent the entire family of the governor to Launggyet on 7 January 1334. The family was treated well at the Arakanese court where the children were educated by one of the most learned Arakanese monks of the day. In 1343/44, the family was allowed to leave Launggyet. Soon after their return, Kyawswa I came to power in 1344, and appointed Yan Naung governor of Prome (Pyay), a strategically important region on the Irrawaddy.

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