Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum

The Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum, also called the Begum Shahi Mosque, stands in the interior walled city of Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab province, near the old Masti Gate. It was commissioned in the name of the Mughal empress Mariam-uz-Zamani and built during the reign of Jahangir. It is described as the earliest dated Mughal-era mosque in Lahore. The building is known for its fresco decoration, with geometric and floral motifs painted on stucco, together with inscriptions of the names of God. Its architecture belongs to the Indo-Islamic tradition. The mosque lies amid the dense bazaar quarter around Moti Bazaar.

The mosque was built between 1611 and 1614 under the Mughal emperor Jahangir; our record gives 1614 as the year of construction. It is associated with the empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, consort of Akbar and mother of Jahangir.

In a later period, during the time of Ranjit Singh, the building was used as a gunpowder factory and became known as Barud Khana. In 1850 it was returned to the Muslims of Lahore, who contributed to its restoration.