The mosque is said to have been built in 1635 in honour of the wetnurse of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Dai Anga.

Her husband Murad Khan served Emperor Jahangir as Magistrate of Bikaner, and her son Muhammad Rashid Khan, was the best archers in the kingdom, and died fighting in the service of Shah Jahan's eldest son Dara Shikoh.

[1] The mosque also bears inscriptions that refer to its construction being supervised by a certain Maqbul, whose identity is uncertain.

Following the British annexation of Punjab in 1849, the mosque was converted into a private residence for Henry Cope, editor of the Lahore Chronicle.

The central portion of the mosque is elaborately decorated with predominantly blue, orange, and yellow qashani tile work.