[Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] of the [Aes Sedai] 578 - 601 NE. She was raised from the [Green Ajah]. She is considered to have been the most politically skilled [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] in the history of the [White Tower].

! Physical Description

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Shein Chunla is raised to the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] from the [Green Ajah] in 578 NE. She serves as [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] from 578 - 601 NE. ([Guide])
* She starts out strongly, but eventually she loses power and is nothing more that a puppet of the [Hall|Sitters]. ([CoT,Ch30], [KoD,Ch24])
* The [White Tower] bungles its handling of the Third War of [Garen's Wall|Garens Wall] because of dissension in the [Hall|Sitters].
* The sisters of the [White Tower] rebel ousting both Shein and the entire [Hall|Sitters]. Shein is exiled. ([TPoD,Ch15], [KoD,Ch24])
* She is smothered to death in 652 NE when a plot to return her to the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] is uncovered. ([KoD,Ch24])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch15] - Shein is remembered as one of the weakest [Amyrlin Seats|Aes Sedai]. 
## [TPoD,Ch16] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] hopes to avoid the fate of Shein. 
## [TPoD,Ch19] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] will be neither Shein nor [Gerra|Gerra Kishar]. She will be remembered for her own deeds.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch30] - Whatever her fate, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is determined not to be another Shein Chunla who wound up just a puppet to the [Hall|Sitters].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch24] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] shocks [Bennae] with the truth about Shein Chunla's demise.
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