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Bell Mingun Sagaing Region Myanmar Mandalay Irrawaddy River

The Mingun Bell in Myanmar was commissioned by King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty and took two years to cast. Weighing 90 tons and standing 13 feet tall, it was the largest functioning bell in the world until 2000. The bell fell from its supports during an earthquake in 1839 but was rehung in 1896. It remains an iconic symbol of Burmese history located along the Irrawaddy River north of Mandalay.

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Bell Mingun Sagaing Region Myanmar Mandalay Irrawaddy River

The Mingun Bell in Myanmar was commissioned by King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty and took two years to cast. Weighing 90 tons and standing 13 feet tall, it was the largest functioning bell in the world until 2000. The bell fell from its supports during an earthquake in 1839 but was rehung in 1896. It remains an iconic symbol of Burmese history located along the Irrawaddy River north of Mandalay.

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Mingun Bell

It was the heaviest functioning bell in the


world at several times in history. considered as
the largest ringing bell in the world until 2000.
Eventhough, the bell is not the heaviest
and largest ringing bell but we can say this is one
of the heaviest.
Which is one of the signatures of the
Konbaung Dynasty.
The sixth king of the Konbaung
Dynasty, King Bodawpaya dedicated to
construct a gigantic Pagoda, a gigantic bell
during his time. Untorturally he was not able to
complete the pagoda.
The king was said to have personally
supervised the casting of the bell in Sagaing
Region, from an alloy of five metals—gold,
silver, bronze, iron and lead. It took two years to
cast the bell and it cost 658,726 kyats at the time.
The bell also can say the “four great
noble deeds” of King Bodawpaya.

The weight of the bell is 55,555 viss (90 tons) and about 13 feet tall. This number is conveniently
remembered by many people in Myanmar as “Min Hpyu Hman Hman Pyaw”, with the consonants
representing the number 5 in Burmese astronomy and numerology.

The Mingun Bell was knocked off its supports by the earthquake of 1839. It was resuspended by
the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company in 1896.

The Mingun Bell  is a bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is located


approximately (6.8 mi) north of Mandalay on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was the heaviest
functioning bell in the world at several times in history.

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