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).

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

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  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

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  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Taung Pyinthe (Narathu)
Royal titles
Preceded by Chief Queen Consort of Burma
1167 – 1171
Succeeded by