The Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery was built in 1822 by Nanmadaw Me Nu; the first queen of King Bagyidaw (1784 - 1846).

Inwa was the capital of Burma for nearly 360 years; on five separate occasions; from 1365 to 1842. So identified as the seat of power in Burma that Inwa (as the Kingdom of Ava; or the Court of Ava) was the name by which Burma was known to Europeans down to the 19th century. Pictures From Asia David Henley