- Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum
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Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum (Urdu:مریم زمانی بیگم کی مسجد) also known as Begum Shahi Mosque (Urdu: مسجد بیگم شاہی ) is a mosque situated Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built by Nuruddin Salim Jahangir, for his mother Mariam-uz-Zamani, and the wife of Mughal Emperor, Akbar. Mariam's Tomb is situated one km away from Tomb of Akbar the Great, at Sikandra, near Agra.
It was made into a gunpowder factory by Ranjit Singh due to the mosque's utilization, that the mosque became known as Barudkhana Wali Masjid. In 1850 the mosque was returned to the Muslims of Lahore who were able to contribute to it.
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