Setkyathiha Pagoda (Burmese: စကြာသီဟစေတီ) is a notable pagoda in Mandalay, Burma. It is known for a large bronze image of the Buddha cast by King Bagyidaw in Inwa just before the beginning of the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824.[1] The image was subsequently moved to Amarapura in 1852 when the Second Anglo-Burmese War broke out, and to Mandalay in 1885 when the Third Anglo-Burmese War broke out.[1] The pagoda was built in 1884, located south of Zegyo Market on the eastern bank of the Shwetachaung Canal.[2]

Setkyathiha Pagoda
စကြာသီဟစေတီ
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Geographic coordinates21°58′36″N 96°04′30″E / 21.9768°N 96.0750°E / 21.9768; 96.0750
Architecture
Completed1884; 140 years ago (1884)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Mandalay 1910, p. 14-16.
  2. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. XVII. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 142.

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