, image = , caption = , reign = 1112 – ? , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Southern Palace , predecessor = Thanbula as Chief Queen , successor = Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi as Chief Queen , spouse = Sithu I , issue = Taung Phya
Shwe Kyu , 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 ...

, father = , mother = , birth_date = 1090s , birth_place =

(Bagan) , death_date = , death_place = Pagan , 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 = Taung Pyinthe (, ; lit. "Queen of the Southern Palace") was a

queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

of King Sithu I of the Pagan Dynasty of

Myanmar 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 has ...

(Burma). The royal chronicles do not state her personal name or any other distinguishing titles. Based on her title as Queen of the Southern Palace, she technically should have been the chief queen but chronicles list her fourth in line behind queens Yadanabon, Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi and Yazakumari.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 287 Chronicles also say that all four senior queens participated in Sithu's coronation ceremony when traditionally only the chief queen would. The queen and Sithu I had two daughters: Taung Phya and Shwe Kyu. Her younger sister Khin U, a four-time widow and mother of four daughters, became a consort of Sithu I.Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 120

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