Rangoon — King Tharrawaddy donated the 42-ton Maha Tissada Gandha bell to Shwedagon Pagota 1841.

The history 2600 year history of Shwedagon Pagoda is laden with stories. For example, in 1608 the Portuguese adventurer Philip de Brito e Nicote plundered the Shwedagon Pagoda and his men took the 300-ton Great Bell of Dhammazedi, donated in 1485 by King Dhammazedi. De Brito's intention was to melt the bell down to make cannons, but it fell into the Bago River when he was carrying it across. To this date, it has not been recovered. Remembering that a dump truck of sand if 5 tons, I researched bells and found that the Bell of Dhammazedi was the largest working bell ever cast on the this planet by several multiples. (5d)