Saw Ahlwan စောအလွှမ်း | |
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Queen of the Central Palace | |
Tenure | 1174 – c. 1190s |
Predecessor | Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi |
Successor | Wadanthika |
Born | c. 1140s Pagan (Bagan) |
Died | c. 1190s Pagan |
Spouse | Naratheinkha (c. 1160s–1174) Sithu II (1174–90s?) |
Issue | Thatti-Kami |
House | Pagan |
Father | Yazathu |
Mother | Eindawthe |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Ahlwan (Burmese: စောအလွှမ်း, pronounced [sɔ́ ʔə l̥wáɴ]; also known as Ale Pyinthe ("Queen of the Central Palace")) was a queen consort of kings Naratheinkha and Sithu II of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma).[1]
The queen was the elder of the two daughters of Yazathu and Eindawthe, niece of queens Taung Pyinthe and Khin U.[2][3][4] Chronicles simply refer to her as Ale Pyinthe ("Queen of the Central Palace")[2][4] but according to an inscription from Sithu II's reign, her title or personal name appears to be Saw Ahlwan (or Saw Hteikhta (စောထိပ်ထား) in modern Burmese).[5] She had a daughter named Thatti-Kami with Sithu II.[5] She died during the reign of Sithu II (after the death of Queen Weluwaddy in 1186), and was succeeded by another queen as the Queen of the Central Palace.[6]