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Pyinsa Kalayani

Pyinsa Kalayani
ပဉ္စကလျာဏီ
Princess of Pagan
Reign c. 1030?
Born Wethali
Spouse Anawrahta
Issue Kyansittha
House Pagan
Father King of Wethali
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Pyinsa Kalayni (Burmese: ပဉ္စကလျာဏီ [pjɪ̀ɴsa̰ kəljənì]) was the mother of King Kyansittha of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar).

The Burmese chronicles give many inconsistent stories about her, her son and her brief husband Anawrahta. Most are regarded as legends:

History shows that Anawrahta did not seem to know (or care) about her alleged affair with Yazataman, and believed that Kyansittha was his son. He recalled Kyansittha to Pagan in the mid-1050s, and appointed the 15-year-old Kyansittha a senior commander in his army. Only the royalty could become a senior commander at a young age.


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