The one of the most ancient mosque of the city is situated to the east of the Lahore Fort, close to the Masti Gate. Mughal Emperor Jahangir built the mosque in the 1614 A.D. It was erected in Lahore under the patronage of Jahangir's mother known as Maryam Zamani, or Begum Shahi Mosque. The mosque is made of brick and plaster and its architecture represents a transition between the Lodhi and Mughal eras.During the Sikh period, Ranjit Singh used the mosque to manufacture weapons and gunpowder The British got it vacated. It was restored in 1850 A.D. by Major Mc Gregor, the Deputy Commissioner of Lahore ordered for the mosque to be used as a worship place only.
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