Saw Ahlwan of Pagan

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]

Saw Ahlwan စောအလွှမ်း
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

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]

References

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

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
• Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.