Sandamani Pagoda (; formally ) is a Buddhist

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located southwest of

Mandalay Hill Mandalay Hill ( ) is a hill located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage site for ...

. It was commissioned by King

Mindon Min Mindon Min (, ; 1808 – 1878), born Maung Lwin, was the penultimate king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma because of his role in the Fifth Buddhist Council. Under his half brothe ...

in 1874 as a memorial to Mindon Min's younger brother,

Kanaung Mintha Kanaung Mintha (; 31 January 1820 – 2 August 1866) was crown prince of Burma and son of King Tharrawaddy and younger brother of King Mindon of Burma. He overthrew the king Pagan Min in 1846 with his brother Mindon and served as heir apparen ...

, who was assassinated along with 3 princes, Malun, Saku, and Maingpyin, during the 1866 Myingun Prince rebellion. The pagoda was erected at the provisional location of the royal palace, the ''Nanmyay Bontha''. This pagoda contains the graves of the Kanaung, Sagu Mintha, Malun and Maingpyin Princes. It also contains an

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image of the Buddha cast by Bodawpaya in 1802, and removed from

Amarapura Amarapura (, , ; 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 the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava ...

by Mindon in 1874. The statue reportedly weighs . File:Sandamuni Pagoda 08.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-3.jpg, (under repair) File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-4.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-5.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-1.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-2.jpg, File:Sandar Mu Ni Pagoda-6.jpg,

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* * Pagodas in Myanmar Buddhist temples in Mandalay 19th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1874 {{Myanmar-Buddhist-temple-stub