Bayinnaung's Bell Inscription

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AuthorMan Dhamma (မင်းဓမ္မ)
Originaltitleပဲခူးမှ ဘုရင့်နောင် ခေါင်းလောင်းစာ
TranslatorNai Bee Htaw Monzel to English
LanguageBurmese, Mon
Bayinnaung's Bell Inscription
AuthorMan Dhamma (မင်းဓမ္မ)
Original titleပဲခူးမှ ဘုရင့်နောင် ခေါင်းလောင်းစာ
TranslatorNai Bee Htaw Monzel to English
LanguageBurmese, Mon
SeriesBurmese chronicles
GenreChronicle, History
Publication date
1554
Publication placeKingdom of Burma
Published in English
1838, July 2022

Bayinnaung's Bell Inscription is a bilingual inscription found on a bell which was cast by Emperor Bayinnaung of Toungoo dynasty and hung in the middle of a road in Bago, Burma (Myanmar), during the rule of king Bayinnaung from 1554 to 1581. It is written in Burmese and Mon. The bell was first taken to Mrauk U, Arakan, Burma. In 1825 it was taken to India by Bheem Singh[1] and it was later hanged in a Hindu temple, Bhim Ghanta (also called 84 Mann Temple), QJJ9+J77, Bakner, Uttar Pradesh 207123, India.[2] This bell is one attributed to King Bayinnaung. Another known example is the bell at Shwezigon Pagoda, which bears inscriptions in Burmese, Mon, and Pāli.

The text and English translation by Nai Bee Htaw Monzel

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