Saw Ahlwan of Pagan

Saw Ahlwan
စောအလွှမ်း
Queen of the Central Palace
Tenure1174 – c. 1190s
PredecessorTi Lawka Sanda Dewi
SuccessorWadanthika
Bornc. 1140s
Pagan (Bagan)
Diedc. 1190s
Pagan
SpouseNaratheinkha (c. 1160s–1174)
Sithu II (1174–90s?)
IssueThatti-Kami
HousePagan
FatherYazathu
MotherEindawthe
ReligionTheravada 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]

  1. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 312, 317
  2. ^ a b Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 207
  3. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 124
  4. ^ a b Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 312
  5. ^ a b Than Tun 1964: 129
  6. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 133