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Princess of Wethali From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyinsa Kalayani (Burmese: ပဉ္စကလျာဏီ [pjɪ̀ɰ̃sa̰ kəljənì]; Pali: Pañcakalyāṇī) was the first wife of King Anawratha and the mother of King Kyansittha of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar).[1]: 155
Pyinsa Kalayani ပဉ္စကလျာဏီ | |
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Princess of Wethali | |
Reign | c. 1014–c. 1030 |
Born | c. 1014 Wethali |
Spouse | Anawrahta |
Issue | Kyansittha |
House | Wethali |
Father | King of Wethali |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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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