Ceisivey of Winton

Ceisivey of Winton (Wintonian: Ceisivia Luxe; 16 September 971-3 August 987), is the Queen consort of Maharapura as the third wife of King Suriya I. Her marriage represents the reconciliation between Maharapura and Winton. She died in an accident only two years after her marriage, and her role was negligible. However, her marriage symbolized the recognition of the kingdom of Winton by other countries and the beginning of Maharapura's competition with the Eadien Empire as the first power in the region. Therefore, she received many memorials in later generations.

Enigma of background
She is a princess of the kingdom of Winton. As a princess, her honorary name is Sri Sawmayawadi. According to the records of Maharapura and Winton, she was the daughter of Ang Sum I, King of Winton, and Pinthinah of Eadien, born in 967. The historical materials of the Eadien Empire also show that she was Queen Pinthinah's daughter. However, Pinthinah got married in 970. If she is Pinthinah's daughter, her birth year should be after 970. Only in the relevant records of Jeylin Sa, it is mentioned that she is the daughter of Ang Sum I and Pinthinah. Neither Ang Sum I's children list nor Pinthinah's shows a princess named Sawmayawadi Sri, but they do have several daughters whose lives are unknown, and one of them may be Jeylin Sa. Based on the above, some people have put forward some conjectures about the background of Jeylin Sa:

① She is indeed the daughter of Ang Sum I and Pinthinah, but her birth year is wrongly recorded.

According to this statement, the year of her birth should be after 970, and she has a name in addition to Sawmayawadi Sri and Jeylin Sa. There are six daughters of Ang Sum I who have no other records except for their names, three of whom are Pinthinah's daughters. Then, Jeylin Sa may be one of the three princesses. Her names may be Savaladhi, Sunanda Masangekuyakura or Kamara Sulamansri.

② Jeylin Sa is the daughter of Ang Sum I, but her mother is not Pinthinah.

Scholars of this view believe that Jeylin Sa may have been born by Pongbha Sonathewee, another queen of Ang Sum I, who was mistaken for being queen Pinthinah, because both were queens, which could easily lead to confusion. However, some people have raised doubts. First of all, although they are both in style of Her Majesty the Queen, they are in different grades. Pinthinah is the chief queen (Indrasakdi Sachithewee), while Pongbha Sonadevi is the first-ranking concubine (Ranjih Bosom Rajathewee). Then according to the statement that she was born in 967, her mother should marry Ang Sum I before Pinthinah. Ang Sum I married two princesses before Pinthinah. Obviously, Pongbha Sonadevi is not included in this list, but it is not impossible. Pongbha Sonadevi's relevant records are too few. Maybe she is one of the two princesses, after becoming queen, she changed her name to Pongbha Sonadevi.

Some people think that Jeylin Sa was born to an ordinary concubine. Because she married the King of Maharapura, she was claimed that she was born to a queen, which has been questioned a lot, because if it is really just a claim, there is no reason that Winton's own historical materials do not record her biological mother, and Maharapura also allow concubine's existence, although it is different from Winton's system, However, Maharapura didn't care whether the marriage object was born of his wife. Besides, Pinthinah also had daughters. If Winton cared this issue too much, why not arrange Pinthinah's daughter to marry Suriya I but chose a concubine's daughter instead?

③ She's not Ang Sum I's daughter at all.

People who hold this view think that Jeylin Sa is a lesser-ranking princess of the royal family of Winton, not the daughter of the king. Because she was going to marry Suriya I, Winton made her the most senior princess. The most senior princess was the title held only by the daughter of the king and queen of the main palace. So the historian took it for granted that she was the daughter of Ang Sum I and Pinthinah. However, there are many flaws in this statement. If Maharapura and Eadien do not know the royal hierarchy of Winton and make mistakes, it can make sense. But even Winton's own history books say that she is the daughter of Ang Sum I and his queen, which is difficult to explain. Moreover, if it is true, there is no reason for her parents not to be recorded as she is the significant queen of Maharapura. Therefore, it remains to be further studied how the background of Jeylin Sa is.

Queenship
In 984, under the interference of Eadien, Suriya I's marriage with his second wife, Emmé of Limgoo, was annulled, and Maharapura and Eadien also further become hostile to each other. In order to fight against Eadien, Maharapura was eager to pull other countries together. At first, Suriya I wanted to pull up Sayamati and Hsindra, but Hsindra was neutral for a long time, and did not want to intervene in the dispute between the empire and Maharapura. As a traditional ally of Eadien, it was obviously impossible for Sayamati to transfer the camp in a short time. Suriya I then put his eyes on Winton. His predecessors all hated Winton and wanted to invade Winton several times. However, Suriya I knew that it was very difficult to recover Winton. He simply changed his strategy, made friends with Winton, removed the threat to Winton, and prevented Winton from completely depending on Eadien. For Winton, although it was independent, its customs and systems were different from those of other countries, which made the neighboring countries not treat it as an equal country. If Winton could make friends with Maharapura, it would be of great help to the promotion of its national status. In January 985, Winton signed the non-aggression treaty with Maharapura, and promised to remain neutral in the dispute between Eadien and Maharapura, and would not attempt to split other Maharapura's territories. After making friends with Winton, Suriya I hinted that he intended to take a Wintonian princess for his new wife to consolidate the friendship between the two countries.

On 10 May 985, Suriya I married Princess Sawmayawadi of Winton. The king himself was very satisfied with the marriage. The princess was not very beautiful, but she was cheerful and lively, which made her make many friends in the Maharapurese royal court. On 19 February 986, Sawmayawadi was crowned in the Malla Shin Temple. Many historical materials say that she got the honorary title of "Jeylin Sa" at this time. However, a considerable number of studies show that "Jeylin Sa" is the title that later generations took in memory of her. It's not clear what the meaning of "Jeylin Sa" is, because it's not the same as ordinary royal titles that come from Sanskrit or Pali.

Queen Jeylin Sa had little influence in politics and the court. The queen dowager, Madhri of Salin, thought that she was too simple and didn't pay attention to her. Henterine di Calovre, the king's favorite concubine, was in charge of the court, who will become the fourth queen of Suriya I in the future. Queen Jeylin Sa didn't mind Henterine's existence. Maybe it was because she came from a country where men can have many wives and concubines, and the situation of only one concubine was easy for her to accept.

Jeylin Sa liked jewelry and gorgeous clothes. She wore all kinds of clothes and jewelry with her female companions in the palace all day. If she was tired of wearing them, she went out of the palace to the market in Ratha to pick and buy them herself. Some nobles expressed dissatisfaction with this. They thought that buying clothes should not be done by a queen. She was too disgraceful, and she went out of the palace too often, which was very unsafe. But the king didn't mind his wife's behavior. He said: "she is still a little girl, and there is no need to care what she likes to do." Therefore, some historians infer that Suriya I and Jeylin Sa never consummate.

Death and aftermath
On 3 August 987, when she was shopping in the market, the queen was hit by a runaway carriage. She was seriously injured and died on the way back to the palace. When Suriya I learned of the news, he was shocked. He immediately issued an order to prohibit carriages from entering any market all over the country. The funeral of Jeylin Sa was held 5 days later. Her body was cut into three parts, and three white towers were built in the northern suburb of Ratha, namely "Three Towers of the Queen", to entomb her.

Because of the great significance to both Winton and Maharapura, Jeylin Sa has been commemorated by many later generations. There are legends about her in two kingdoms, but these legends belong to folk literature creation and cannot be taken seriously. In later generations, she has become a symbolic figure, representing a marriage that can bring great benefits to both parties.