Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription
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The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription (Burmese: ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား ခေါင်းလောင်းစာ) is a multi-language inscription found on the Shwezigon Pagoda Bell, donated by King Bayinnaung of Toungoo Dynasty and located at the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). Written in Burmese, Mon, and Pali, the inscription lists the important events in the first six years of his reign. It is the only contemporary record in Burmese that calls the king "Conqueror of the Ten Directions", the title by which he is widely known in Mon and Thai.[1]
Author | King Bayinnaung |
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Original title | ရွှေစည်းခုံဘုရား ခေါင်းလောင်းစာ |
Translator | Than Tun to English Chit Thein from Mon to Burmese |
Country | Kingdom of Burma |
Language | Burmese, Mon, Pali |
Series | Burmese chronicles |
Genre | Chronicle, History |
Publication date | 23 May 1557 |
Published in English | December 2001 |
The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription is recognised as a documentary heritage of the world and listed in Memory of the World Register by UNESCO.