Balamindin was born Maung Lwin in the Moksobo region (present-day Shwebo District) in Upper Burma.
It was meant to have stood 150 metres, tall enough to be seen from Shwebo in the west, the birthplace of the dynasty, towering above the Minwun Hills.
In February 1837, he raised the standard of rebellion after escaping to Shwebo, the ancestral place of the Konbaung kings.
Shwebo |
Part of a bridge under construction fell into the Irrawaddy River near Shwebo and a gold mine collapsed at Sintku.