Setkyathiha Pagoda ( my, စကြာသီဟစေတီ) is a notable pagoda in

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

, Burma. It is known for a large bronze image of the

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...

cast by King Bagyidaw in Inwa just before the beginning of the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824. The image was subsequently moved to

Amarapura Amarapura ( my, အမရပူရ, MLCTS=a. ma. ra. pu ra., , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in t ...

in 1852 when the Second Anglo-Burmese War broke out, and to Mandalay in 1885 when the

Third Anglo-Burmese War The Third Anglo-Burmese War ( my, တတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် – မြန်မာစစ်, Tatiya Anggalip–Mran cac), also known as the Third Burma War, took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance conti ...

broke out. The pagoda was built in 1884, located south of

Zegyo Market Zegyo Market ( my, ဈေးချို), located in central Mandalay, is the oldest and most important market in Mandalay. History Zegyo Market, covering 12 acres (4.86 hectares), was founded during the reign of King Mindon. It was a principa ...

on the eastern bank of the Shwetachaung Canal.

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* {{Buddhist sites in Myanmar Pagodas in Myanmar Buddhist temples in Mandalay Religious buildings and structures completed in 1167