Ale Pyinthe (Saw Rahan II)

Ale Pyinthe (Burmese: အလယ်ပြင်သည်, pronounced [ʔəlɛ̀ bjìɴ ðɛ̀]; lit. "Queen of the Central Palace") was a queen consort of kings Saw Rahan II and Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu of the Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar. She was also the mother of King Sokkate.^[1]

Ale Pyinthe အလယ်ပြင်သည်
Queen of the Central Palace of Pagan
Tenure	? – 1021
Predecessor	?
Successor	vacant
Born	Pagan (Bagan)
Spouse	Saw Rahan II (?–1001) Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu (1001–1021)
Issue	Sokkate
House	Pagan
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

When Kunhsaw assassinated Nyuang-u and became king, he married Nyuang-u's three chief queens, two of whom, including Ale Pyinthe, were pregnant and subsequently gave birth to Kyiso and Sokkate.

According to the royal chronicles, she was of royal descent and had an elder sister and a younger sister. She and her two sisters were married off to King Saw Rahan.^[2] Her two sisters became known as Taung Pyinthe ("Queen of Southern Palace") and Myauk Pyinthe ("Queen of the Northern Palace") while she received the title, Ale Pyinthe ("Queen of the Central Palace").^[1][3]