[2] In 1482, her paternal uncle Thado Minsaw took over Prome, and declared himself king.
[3] Thado Minsaw raised her mother Saw Myat Lay to chief queen.
Shwe Zin Gon herself was later married to her first cousin Bayin Htwe, the eldest son of Thado Minsaw.
[4] She was the youngest of the 11 children of Viceroy Mingyi Swa of Prome and Saw Myat Lay.
[5] The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.