Masjid Mariam Zamani | Jodha Bai Masjid | Begum Shahi Masjid | The Royal Mother of All Asian Mosques

The majestic mosque was built in 1611-1614 by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his mother Mariam Zamani. There are a few controversies about who actually Mariam Zamani was. Some historians argue that it was Jodha, the Hindu wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar, (Rajkumari Heer Kunwar of Amber, also known as ‘Maharani Jodha Bai’ in popular culture) as recorded in an inscription consisting of three couplets fixed on the northern gateway. Some claim that it was the Portuguese wife of Akbar. Among the Mughals, the queen or the mother of successor to the throne was named as Mariam ul Zamani or Mariam ul Makani. This mystery is still unresolved but we have no concern with it, as our topic is the grand splendid mosque of Lahore, the Mariam Zamani Mosque.

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