It was donated in 1841 by King Tharrawaddy, of Konbaung Dynasty.

The official Pali name of the bell is Maha Tissada Gandha, which means "Great Three-toned Sweet Sound".

[2][3][4] On 24 September 1841 (10th waxing of Thadingyut 1203 ME), King Tharrawaddy commissioned a 42-ton bell called the Maha Tissada Gandha ("great three-toned sweet sound") Bell and 20 kilograms (44 lbs) of gold plating to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.

[1][2] The king appointed two ministers Maha Sithu and Maha Min Kyaw Thinkhaya to oversee the casting project, which began on 20 January 1842 (10th waxing of Tabodwe 1203 ME).

[1] The bell is housed in a pavilion, located on the northeast side of the pagoda's middle terrace.