Saw Ahlwan of Pagan

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

In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a given name.

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]

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

Saw Ahlwan of Pagan Pagan Kingdom
Royal titles
Preceded by Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi	Queen of the Central Palace 1171 – c. 1190s	Succeeded by Wadanthika