Bago River (;
Pegu River) is a river of southern
Burma. It flows through
Bago and
Yangon. It arises in the hills of the
Pegu Range and flows into the Myitmaka River which below that point is called the
Yangon River. In 1608 the Portuguese adventurer Philip de Brito e Nicote, known as Nga Zinka to the Burmese, plundered the
Shwedagon Pagoda. His men took the 300-ton Great Bell of Dhammazedi. De Brito's intention was to melt the bell down to make cannons, but it fell into this river when he was carrying it across. To this date, it has not been recovered.