Proud Of Lahore Masjid Wazir Khan - Wazer Khan Mosque History - Ranjit Singh Sikh Era
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Shahi Hammam baths.
The mosque was commissioned by the chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was known as Wazir Khan. He later became the Subedar, or Viceroy of Punjab, and commissioned several monuments in Lahore. He commissioned the Wazir Khan mosque in 1634 AD in order to enclose the tomb of Miran Badshah, an esteemed Sufi saint whose tomb now lies in the courtyard of the mosque.
The mosque's interior was richly embellished with frescoes while the exterior of the mosque was lavishly decorated with intricate Persian-style Kashi-kari tile work. Wazir Khan's mosque superseded the older Maryam Zamani Mosque as the Lahore main mosque for congregations of Friday prayers. Wazir Khan's mosque was part of a larger complex that included a row of shops traditionally reserved for calligraphers and bookbinders, and the town square in front of the mosque's main entrance.
The mosque is built on an elevated plinth, with the main portal opening onto the Wazir Khan Chowk. Its outer perimeter measures 279 ft. (85 m) by 159 ft. (48 m), with the long axis parallel to the Shahi Guzargah. It was built with bricks laid in kankar lime.
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