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The Nan Oo Pagoda of Myinsaing (မြင်စိုင်း နန်းဦး ဘုရား, ) is a Buddhist stupa located in Myinsaing, Myanmar.

The stupa was built as the "founding pagoda", alongside the construction of the Myinsaing Palace, by Athinkhaya of Myinsaing in commemoration of the Burmese victory over the Mongols in 1301. In 1329/30, Athinkhaya's nephew King Uzana I of Pinya enlarged the original stupa by building a wider and taller stupa that completely enveloped the original structure.

By the early 20th century, the pagoda was in utter disrepair. It was repaired in 2004 though all but two of the original terracotta votive tablets have been lost. Today, it is the main attraction in Myinsaing.

Brief
The Nan Oo Pagoda was constructed as the "foundation zedi" (မြေစိုက် စေတီ)

(TT-2020)
 * Founded as the "foundation pagoda" (မြေစိုက် စေတီ) of the Myinsaing palace by Athinkhaya in 1301
 * In 1329/30, King Uzana I of Pinya built a larger structure enveloping (encasing) the old stupa.
 * The new pagoda was modeled after the Shwezigon Pagoda in Pagan (Bagan).
 * Has a square foundation with three levels of terraces.
 * The bottom-most foundation is 53 m x 53 m wide.
 * over 53 m tall
 * Located about 15 m south of the palace.

(MNA-2020-9) (MAN-2020-12)
 * The inner stupa was still visible through a small hole from the northwest side of the upper terrace
 * According to the 1329 inscription found at the pagoda, its diameter was 47.09 m.
 * Both the inner and outer stupas are solid stupas. No shrines or secret chambers of any kind (relic, devotional) have been discovered.
 * Figure 17: The enlarged stupa has three square terraces and stair cases.
 * Repaired in 2004


 * King Uzana also enlarged another pagoda (Mahtaw Pagoda) in Mekkhaya in 1325/26. Present-day Shwezigon Pagoda of Mekhhaya.

(TNO-2017)
 * The staircases go all the up to the uppermost terrace. They are steep and steel railings have been installed on the sides of the staircases.
 * Only two of the original terracotta votive tablets have survived. One of them is chipped on the upper righthand corner.

Chronicles
 * (my-1-258): Myinsaing Palace founded one year after the Mongols left in 666 ME (1304/05).
 * (hy-1-369): Palace founded after the Mongols left in 662 ME (1300/01).

(MITV 12-OCT-2023) It is a landing pagoda built with four-sided terraces decorated with terracotta plaques and letters. Over 174 feet high pagoda is located on its three-layer terrace and the base terrace has 174 into 174 feet for each side. Athinkhaya Min built it in 662 ME while establishing the palace and then, King Uzana rebuilt over the original one in 691 ME. From above the pagoda, it can also be seen nearby ancient mountaintop pagodas and Myinsaing city wall.