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 | |
| Tenure | 1167 – 1171 |
| Predecessor | Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi |
| Successor | Min Aung Myat |
| Spouse | Narathu |
| House | Pagan |
| Religion | Theravada 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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edit- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.