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Early modern · Buddhist · Myanmar
Umin Thonze Pagoda
Sagaing Hills, Sagaing, Sagaing Region · 21.9116°, 95.9905°
Gautama Buddha (45 seated Buddha images)Konbaung rebuild, founded under the Sagaing Kingdom—
Sacred since
1330 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1847 (Pagan Min); founded in the 1330s
Konbaung rebuild, founded under the Sagaing Kingdom
History & significance
A shrine cut into the Sagaing Hills holding 45 seated Buddha images set in a curve against sparkling glasswork. Founded in the 1330s by King Tarabya I of Sagaing and renovated in 1643 and 1723, it was severely damaged by the earthquake of 1838 and rebuilt by King Pagan Min, the work completed in 1847.