Taung Pyinthe (Narathu)

Taung Pyinthe (Burmese: တောင်ပြင်သည်, pronounced [tàʊɴ bjìɴ ðɛ̀]; lit. "Queen of the Southern Palace") was the chief queen consort of King Narathu of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma).

For other people named Taung Pyinthe, see Taung Pyinthe (disambiguation).
Taung Pyinthe
တောင်ပြင်သည်
Chief Queen Consort of Burma
Tenure1167 – 1171
PredecessorTi Lawka Sanda Dewi
SuccessorMin Aung Myat
SpouseNarathu
HousePagan
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Her existence is inferred. None of the main chronicles has a record of the names of the queens of Narathu. The Yazawin Thit chronicle explicitly says no records of Narathu's queens could be found.[1] Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin[2] mention only that Naratheinkha and Sithu II had the same mother. Per Than Tun, their mother was the North Queen.[3] It means there was a South Queen.

References
  1. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 122
  2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 312
  3. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 124, footnote 2, citing Than Tun

Bibliography
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
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