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Pagan Father Kyansittha Religion Theravada Buddhism House Pagan Kingdom Parents Kyansittha, Apeyadana | Issue Soe Saing
Alaungsithu Mother Apeyadana Spouse Saw Yun of Pagan Children Alaungsithu, Soe Saing | |
Grandchildren Narathu, Shwe Kyu, Min Shin Saw, Chit Oo, Kyaungdaw, Taung Phya, Htauk Hlayga of Toungoo Similar Kyansittha, Anawrahta, Alaungsithu, Yazakumar, Narathu | ||
Shwe Einthi (Burmese: ရွှေအိမ်သည်, [ʃwè ʔèiɴðɛ̀]; also Shwe Einsi, [ʃwè ʔèiɴzì]) was a princess of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She was the only daughter of King Kyansittha (r. 1084–1113), and the mother of King Alaungsithu.
The princess is best remembered in Burmese history for her failed love affair with the prince of Pateikkaya, a kingdom, believed to be in East Bengal or in eastern Chin Hills. Soon after her father became king in 1084, she fell in love the prince who was visiting Pagan. But her father forbade her to marry a foreigner, and instead married her off to Prince Saw Yun, the son of the late King Sawlu. The primate of Pagan Shin Arahan broke the news to the prince, who subsequently committed suicide.
The princess had two children with Saw Yun: Soe Saing, and Sithu, who succeeded Kyansittha.