[2] After Alaungpaya annexed Dagon (now modern-day Yangon) in 1755, he appointed Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin to administer the village of Pazundaung.

[2] In 1757, Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin and the mayor of Yangon jointly renovated the Dhamma Wilatha temple in Pazundaung.

[2] Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung documented his travels in Pazundaung after making a pilgrimage to Shwedagon Pagoda in 1874.

Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.

[4] Pazundaung features in "Shwebo Thanakha" (ရွှေဘိုသနပ်ခါး), a popular traditional Burmese song written by Nandawshae Saya Tin [my].