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Mandalay Hill

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Morgan, Kenneth W.
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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One of the chief pilgrimage places in Burma. Tradition says that the Buddha prophesied that in the 2400th year after his time a great Buddhist city would be founded at the foot of this hill. King Mindon founded Mandalay there in 1856, and made it his capital.

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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