Swa Saw Ke Becomes Ruler

Date: September 5, 1367 • Location: Sagaing, Myanmar

Swa Saw Ke became the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar.

Mingyi Swa Saw Ke was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He essentially founded the Ava Kingdom that would dominate Upper Burma for the next two centuries.