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Dhammazedi (Burmese: ဓမ္မစေတီ, pronounced[dəma̰zèdì]; c. 1409–1492, reigned 1471 to 1492) was the 16th king of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in Burma. Considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, by some accounts call him "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings.[2] The former Buddhist monk, educated in the rival kingdom of Ava in his youth, was a trusted adviser and son-in-law of Queen Shin Sawbu. At age 48, he left the monkhood after he was selected by Shin Sawbu as the heir apparent, and was married to one of the queen's daughters. He immediately became the de facto ruler of the kingdom as Shin Sawbu handed over all administrative duties to him.
During Dhammazedi's long reign, the Mon-speaking kingdom reached the peak of its golden age. Under his wise rule, the kingdom, unlike the rival Ava Kingdom, was peaceful, and profited greatly from foreign commerce. His reign was a time of peace and he himself was a mild ruler, famous for his wisdom.[2] A collection of his rulings, Dhammazedi Pyatton, survives.[3] The kingdom also became a famous center of Theravada Buddhism, with strong ties to Ceylon, and resumed the practice of sending missions to Buddhagaya. His religious reforms later spread throughout the country.[4] He maintained friendly relations with Yunnan.
According to DGE Hall, "He was a Buddhist ruler of the best type, deeply solicitous for the purification of religion. Under him civilization flourished, and the condition of the Mon country stands out in sharp contrast with the disorder and savagery which characterized the Ava kingdom."[2]
He died in 1492. He was honored as a saint and a pagoda was erected over his bones. He was succeeded by his eldest son Binnya Ran II.
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Dhammazedi (Burmese: ဓမ္မစေတီ, pronounced [dəma̰zèdì]; c. 1409–1492, reigned 1471...
boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (Burmese: ဓမ္မစေတီခေါင်းလောင်းကြီး [dəma̰zèdì kʰáʊɰ̃láʊɰ̃ dʑí]) was a...
tons, the Great Bell of Dhammazedi is the largest bell to have existed in recorded history. Cast in 1484 by King Dhammazedi of Mon, this bell was located...
inscriptional evidence, the Shwedagon Pagoda Inscriptions from the reign of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy (r. 1471–1492), shows a list of repairs of the pagoda going...
Under a string of especially gifted monarchs – Binnya Ran I, Shin Sawbu, Dhammazedi and Binnya Ran II – it enjoyed a long golden age, profiting from foreign...
June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017. "The search for Myanmar's mysterious Dhammazedi Bell". BBC News. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November...
AD) Glazed terracotta tiles from the Shwegugyi Temple erected by king Dhammazedi in Bago, Myanmar, (1476 AD) Inscribed bronze figure of a Buddha from Fang...
so until 1369. It stretched southwards as far as Tenasserim.) Mon King Dhammazedi (1472–92) was the greatest of the Mon rulers of Wareru's line. He was...
scholar and politician Baccio Pontelli, Italian architect (b. c. 1450) Dhammazedi, Burmese king of Hanthawaddy (b. 1409) Eric Clauesson, Swedish Norse pagan...
Kyaikhtisaung Sayadaw to try to raise the Dhammazedi Bell from the Yangon River. The bell had been commissioned by King Dhammazedi in 1484 as a gift to the Shwedagon...
history and of that era. The ordination hall was first built by King Dhammazedi of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in 1476 to re-ordain the kingdom's Buddhist...
she might have ruled jointly with Dhammazedi. Guillon holds that Sawbu and Dhammazedi ruled jointly with Dhammazedi ruling over Pegu and Shinsawbu ruling...
century weizza, or wizard, who lived at Mount Popa. He is associated with Dhammazedi, a prominent king of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom of ancient Myanmar in the...
(1451–1453) Leik Munhtaw, King (1453–1454) Shin Sawbu, Queen (1454–1471) Dhammazedi, King (1471–1492) Binnya Ran II, King (1492–1526) Kengtung (complete list)...
of Good Luck Bell of King Seongdeok Big Ben Freedom Bell Great Bell of Dhammazedi Great Tom Ivan the Great Bell Tower Japanese Peace Bell Justice Bell Liberty...
80 (meaning he was born c. 1446) is improbable since the king's father Dhammazedi was still a monk until c. 1458. (Shwe Naw 1922: 97–98, 104): He was born...
refers to the Mon heartland on the Burmese coast, was coined by King Dhammazedi in 1479. The Mon of Myanmar are divided into three sub-groups based on...
which popularized it as the measure used by Big Ben. The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (1484) may have been the largest bell ever made. It was lost in a river...
and the Shan states. He propagated the religious reforms begun by King Dhammazedi in the late 1470s. Viewing himself as the "model Buddhist king," the king...
in Burma, with strong ties to Sri Lankan Buddhism. One of their kings, Dhammazedi, is particularly known for his reformation of Burmese Buddhism from the...
travels to Myanmar to join in the search for the Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi, believed to be sunk at the bottom directly in the center of the Bago...
Under a string of especially gifted monarchs—Binnya Ran I, Shin Sawbu, Dhammazedi and Binnya Ran II—the kingdom enjoyed a long golden age, profiting from...
of Good Luck Bell of King Seongdeok Big Ben Freedom Bell Great Bell of Dhammazedi Great Tom Ivan the Great Bell Tower Japanese Peace Bell Justice Bell Liberty...
referred as Moulmeinian. According to Kalyani Inscriptions erected by King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu in 1479, Mawlamyine was mentioned among the ‘32 myo’...
International Cooperation and Development Fund) Headquarters 97/101A Dhammazedi Road, Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar Agency executive Chung-Hsing Chou [zh]...
De Brito and his men, using elephants and forced labour, removed the Dhammazedi Bell from the Shwedagon Pagoda and rolled it down Singuttara Hill to a...
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