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, successor = Thanbula , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = , regent = , spouse =

Kyansittha Kyansittha (, ; also spelt as Kyanzittha or Hti-Hlaing Min; 21 July 1030 – 1112/13) was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1084 to 1112/13, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, econom ...

, issue = Shwe Einthi , issue-link = , full name = , house =

Pagan Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the ...

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(Bagan) , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion =

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' ( anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or '' Dhamma'' in ...

, signature = Apeyadana (, ; also spelled Abeyadana) was the chief queen consort of King

of the Pagan Dynasty of

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

(Myanmar) and maternal grandmother of King Sithu I of Pagan. She married Kyansittha when he was just a young officer in the army,Harvey 1925: 38 before his coronation. She was succeeded as the chief queen by Thanbula.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 279 The Apeyadana Temple in

Bagan Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...

(Pagan) is named after the queen.

Popular culture

* Portrayed by

May Than Nu May Than Nu (; born on 27 January 1961) is a Burmese film actress. She has won 5 Myanmar Academy Awards throughout her career. Biography May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်) in Mergui, Tenasserim Divisi ...

in Kyan Sit Min (2005) film.

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* * Chief queens consort of Pagan 1040s births 1100s deaths 11th-century Burmese women {{Burma-royal-stub