Early Life
Shwe Thaik was educated at the Shan Chiefs School in Taunggyi. He then entered the British military service during World War I, and also served in the Northeast Frontier Service from 1920–1923. In 1927, he was chosen as successor to his uncle as saopha of Yawnghwe by the Federated Shan States' Council of Ministers. He again served in the military service from 1939 to 1942. He was married five times; his best-known wife was Sao Hearn Hkam, sister of the Saopha of Hsenwi (Theinni). He had a total of ten children.
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