Shinsawbu (1394-1471) was the **only female monarch in the history of the Mon Kingdom of Hanthawaddy (lower Burma)** — reigned 1453-1471. **Her greatest achievement was the renovation and gilding of the Shwedagon Pagoda** at Yangon (Rangoon) — Burma's holiest Buddhist site — adding gold equal to her own body weight. **A devoted Buddhist patron** who abdicated to live as a religious devotee at the pagoda.
**Among the most beloved historical figures of Burma.**
Shinsawbu reduces to seven — the number of Mon monarch.