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At Myanmar-year 1136; 230 years ago around AD 1774, just after the King Ah-wa Sin-Byu-Shin donated a new umbrella on very top of the Shwedagon pagoda, he asked to mold a brass-bell,but was done at his son, King Sint-Gu's era. The King Sint-Gu gave authorities to minister of metalogy at that era, "Pa-ding Wun" Pyin-nya Daewa, to finish this huge-brass-bell molded. On myanmar year 1140, Tapoet-twae month (around first month of year 1778), donation ceremony was setup on Shwedagon Pagoda after giving name to this huge bell; Maha Ganna (giving a pleasent sound).
Net weight of the Sint-Gu King's bell is 15555.5 viss (approx. 56000 lbs or 25 tons +) and measurements on bottom opening diameter is 6' 8" and 7 feet height.
After English-Myanmar first war, the Sint-gu King's bell was tried to carry to England as a mark of war-winning over Myanmar, but was failed as the bell dropped off into Yangon river and couldn't get it surfaced at that time.
At Myanmar year 1188 (AD 1826), British Government allowed to get the bell back from Yangon River "if Myanmars can surface it up" after the war was over.
Myanmar nationals used traditional technology together to lift the bell up from the bed of Yangon river to the surface successfully and placed back on the Shwedagon Pagoda as it was donated before.
(translated by Win Naing)