Ale Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II)

Ale Pyinthe
အလယ်ပြင်သည်
Queen of the Central Palace of Pagan
Tenure ? – 1014?
Predecessor ?
Successor vacant
Born Pagan (Bagan)
Spouse Saw Rahan II (?–1001)
Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu (1001–14?)
Issue Sokkate
House Pagan
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Ale Pyinthe (Burmese: အလယ်ပြင်သည်, pronounced [ʔəlɛ̀ bjìɴ ðɛ̀]; lit. "Queen of the Central Palace") was a queen consort of kings Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar. She was also the mother of King Sokkate.[1]

According to the royal chronicles, she was of royal descent and had an elder sister and a younger sister. She and her two sisters were married off to King Saw Rahan. Her two sisters became known as Taung Pyinthe ("Queen of Southern Palace") and Myauk Pyinthe ("Queen of the Northern Palace") while she received the title, Ale Pyinthe ("Queen of the Central Palace").[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 93
  2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 227

Bibliography

  • Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing, eds. Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Ale Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II)
Royal titles
Preceded by
Queen of the Central Palace of Pagan
? – 1014?
Vacant
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