Apeyadana

Apeyadana အပယ် ရတနာ
Chief queen consort of Burma
Tenure	1084 – c. 1100s (decade)
Predecessor	Manisanda
Successor	Thanbula
Born	c. 1040s (decade)
Died	c. 1100s (decade) Pagan (Bagan)
Spouse	Kyansittha
Issue	Shwe Einthi
House	Pagan
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Apeyadana (Burmese: အပယ် ရတနာ, pronounced [ʔəpɛ̀ jədənà]; also spelled Abeyadana) was the chief queen consort of King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and maternal grandmother of King Sithu I of Pagan. She married Kyansittha when he was just a young officer in the army,[1] before his coronation.[2]: 156  She was succeeded as the chief queen by Thanbula.[3]

The Apeyadana Temple in Bagan (Pagan) is named after the queen.

Popular culture

• Portrayed by May Than Nu in Kyan Sit Min (2005) film.

References

1. Harvey 1925: 38
2. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
3. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 279

Bibliography

• Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Apeyadana Pagan Dynasty Born: c. 1040s Died: c. 1100s
Royal titles
Preceded by Manisanda	Chief queen consort of Burma 1084–c. 1100s	Succeeded by Thanbula