Ale Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II)

Ale Pyinthe
အလယ်ပြင်သည်
Queen of the Central Palace of Pagan
Tenure? – 1021
Predecessor?
Successorvacant
BornPagan (Bagan)
SpouseSaw Rahan II (?–1001)
Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu (1001–1021)
IssueSokkate
HousePagan
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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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.[2] 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][3]

  1. ^ a b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 93
  2. ^ မင်းစည်သူ (1992). မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ နတ်ကိုးကွယ်မှုသမိုင်း (in Burmese). Mraṅʻʹ Chve Cā ʼupʻ Tuikʻ.
  3. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 227