The Shwethalyaung Buddha at Pegu in 1881
people Alaungpaya
The Buddha image which is believed to be several centuries old, was 'lost'i in 1757 after Alaungpaya's sack and abandonment of the Mon capital Pegu. It was discovered in 1880 in what had become jungle and restored the following year.
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