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High medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar
Nan Oo Pagoda, Myinsaing
Myinsaing, Mandalay Region · 21.5989°, 96.2006°
Commemorative stupa of the Burmese victory over the Mongols in 1301Pinya, founded under MyinsaingPagan, modelled on the Shwezigon
Sacred since
1301 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
encased 1329/30 (Uzana I); founded 1301
Pinya, founded under Myinsaing
History & significance
A pagoda beside the Myinsaing palace site, founded in 1301 by Athinkhaya to commemorate the Burmese victory over the Mongols. King Uzana I of Pinya enveloped the original completely within a larger structure in 1329/30, following an earlier project at Mekkhaya; the fabric had badly decayed by 1925 and restoration was completed in 2004.