The Blue Mosque was a part of the Moẓaffariya architectural complex, which was established through the endowment of Ḵātun Jān Begom (d. 1469), the wife of Jahānšāh, who was the ruler of the Qarā Qoyunlu dynasty(1439–1467).

[6] In 1514, after the Safavids were defeated at the decisive Battle of Chaldiran, the Ottomans occupied and looted Tabriz, including the Blue Mosque.

[6] Aube notes that even though it is not known whether the Turks attacked the structure itself during the capture and occupation of the Blue Mosque, several earthquakes did damage the building between the 16th and 18th centuries.

The interior of the dome chamber facing the qibla is clad in dark-blue hexagonal tiles with stenciled gilding, a decorative richness unmatched until the later construction of the mosque of Shaikh Loṭf-Allāh in Isfahan.

[7] The mosque features a rich array of building materials and decorative techniques, including a foundation of stone supporting structures of fired bricks, entirely adorned with tiles and decorated fired brick panels The use of alabaster for the mausoleum's dado and the meḥrābs adds to the mosque's aesthetic grandeur.

[8] The Kufic, and Thuluth scripts, the arabesque patterns, and the choramatic compositions of these facades, were created by Nematollah-ben-Mohammad-ol-Bavab, the calligrapher.