Filipe de Brito e Nicote
Filipe de Brito e Nicote (c. 1566 – September 1613), known as Nga Zinka (Burmese: ငဇင်ကာ) to the Burmese, was a Portuguese explorer and mercenary in service of the Arakanese kingdom of Mrauk U, and later of the Siamese Kingdom of Ayutthaya.[1]
Biography
In 1608, de Brito and his men plundered the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Burma, removing its 300-ton Great Bell of Dhammazedi. However, while attempting to transport the bell on a raft across the Bago River, the raft broke up due to the load's weight, causing the bell to sink to the bottom of the river, where it remains lost to this day. For his actions, de Brito was later captured and executed by the Burmese in September 1613.[1]
The story of de Brito's theft of the Great Bell spread throughout Southeast Asia after his death, where in 1725, the Japanese mercenary Nagamasa mentioned the tale while discussing Burma with the members of the Zhang Wei Union.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (indirect mention only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Filipe de Brito e Nicote on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 96