The royal physician Hakim Ilam-ud-din Ansari, known as Wazir Khan and Viceroy of Punjab under Shah Jahan, built the mosque to enclose the tomb of the Sufi saint Miran Badshah. Construction began in 1634 and took about seven years, finishing in 1641 according to the infobox. The architect is unknown, and the article names Ali Mardan Khan, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Ala-ul-Mulk Tuni and Abdul Karim as candidates.
The article calls it the most ornately decorated Mughal-era mosque. The exterior has kashi-kari tilework in cobalt blue and cerulean, and the interior walls carry fresco painting blending Mughal and Punjabi motifs. The outer perimeter is about 279 by 159 feet (85 by 48 m), and four minarets each stand about 107 feet (33 m) high. The main dome is 23 feet across.
Restoration began in 2004, with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture joining the Punjab government from 2007. It has been on UNESCO's tentative list since 1993.
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