Apeyadana

Apeyadana (Burmese: အပယ် ရတနာ, pronounced [ʔəpɛ̀ jədənà]; also spelled Abeyadana) was the chief queen consort of King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and maternal grandmother of King Sithu I of Pagan. She married Kyansittha when he was just a young officer in the army,[1] before his coronation.[2]:156 She was succeeded as the chief queen by Thanbula.[3]

Apeyadana
အပယ် ရတနာ
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure1084 – c. 1100s (decade)
PredecessorManisanda
SuccessorThanbula
Bornc. 1040s (decade)
Diedc. 1100s (decade)
Pagan (Bagan)
SpouseKyansittha
IssueShwe Einthi
HousePagan
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

The Apeyadana Temple in Bagan (Pagan) is named after the queen.

References

  1. Harvey 1925: 38
  2. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  3. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 279

Bibliography

Apeyadana
Pagan Dynasty
Born: c. 1040s Died: c. 1100s
Royal titles
Preceded by
Manisanda
Chief queen consort of Burma
1084–c. 1100s
Succeeded by
Thanbula
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