Taung Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II)

Taung Pyinthe (Burmese: တောင်ပြင်သည်, pronounced: [tàʊɴ bjìɴ ðɛ̀]; lit. "Queen of the Southern Palace") was the Chief queen consort of kings Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar. She was also the mother of King Kyiso.^[1]

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

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Bibliography

• Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe (1st ed.); Kyaw Win, Ph.D. and Thein Hlaing (2nd ed.), ed. 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. 

Queens consort of Pagan Chief queens consort / Queens of the Southern Palace Taung Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw) Agga Mahethi Usaukpan Manisanda Apeyadana Thanbula Yadanabon I1 Taung Pyinthe (Sithu I)2 Ti Lawka Sanda I Taung Pyinthe (Narathu) Min Aung Myat Weluwaddy1 Min Aung Myat (Sithu II)2 Taung Pyinthe II (Sithu II) Pwadawgyi Shin Saw3 Yaza Dewi Ti Lawka Sanda II Yadanabon II Pwa Saw Saw Thitmahti Queens of the Northern Palace Myauk Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw) Saw Mon Hla Manisanda Myauk Pyinthe (Narathu) Saw Lat Myauk Pyinthe II (Sithu II) Myauk Pyinthe (Htilominlo) Saw Min Waing Pwa Saw Saw Soe Queens of the Central Palace Ale Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw) Khin Tan Ti Lawka Sanda I Saw Ahlwan Wadanthika Saw Mya Kan Saw Mi Pyan Mi Saw U 1Chief only 2South only 3Regent's queen