 Sao Shwe Thaik was the first president of the Union of Burma and the last Saopha of Yawnghwe he married Sao Nang Hearn Kham of the royal family of North Hsenwi.His residence in Yawnghwe town, the Haw, is now the "Buddha museum" and is open to the public.The rulers of Yawnghwe bore the title of "Saopha"; their ritual style was "Kambojaraṭṭha Sīripavara Mahāvaṃsa Sudhammarāja".