[3] The cannon was manufactured by local technicians on the orders of Mir Jumla II, the Mughal governor of Bengal under Emperor Aurangzeb.

They were used during Mir Jumla's invasion of Assam and later placed in front of the Bara Katra to ward off Arakanese pirates.

The Bibi Mariam Cannon survived, but its male named counterpart was lost.

In 1832, the British administration moved the Bibi Mariam from Bara Katra to the Chowk Bazaar area of Old Dhaka.

After 40 years the cannon was moved from Osmani Udyan to its present location near Dhaka Gate.