King Badon, who was also called Bodawpaya, founded
the palace two times. He founded the palace in Amarapura
in 1792 for the first time. After 18 years, the palace
burnt down and a new palace was built in 1811 for
the second time. Several historical documents on the
establishment of King Badon's royal city and palace
still exist. These historical documents are:(a) Collection
of treatises on the establishment of royal city (
National Library, Pay, Kin-119 ); (b)Treatise on the
establishment of royal city ( Amarapura U Pyinnya
Collection ); (c)Treatise on the establishment of
royal city ( Mandalay University Library,1790 ); (d)
Treatise on the establishment of Amarapura royal city
( NL, Pu-1406 ); (e)Treatise on the establishment
of Golden Capital ( NL,Pu-68).(f) Treatise on the
establishment of Amarapura royal city ( NL , Pu-752
)
The burnt Amarapura palace
Note: The number of buildings of the palace and the
number of timbers used in the buildings are mentioned.
Apartment
Highest house-post
Timber marked to be used as a post
Floorboard
Abutment
Total
Water-Closet
0051
0412
1048 0624 0385
2469 0015
Note: King Badon
moved to Amarapura (City of Immortals) and built a new
capital and a new palace there in 1782 after ascending
the throne. The new capital and the new palace burnt down
in March 1810. They were rebuilt again in October 1811.
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