[2][3] Located in the Sipah area of Jaunpur on the banks of the river Gomti, the mosque was constructed in 1430 by Ibrahim Shah, the ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate.

[4][5] The mosque was commissioned by Ibrahim Shah during the reign of the Jaunpur Sultanate.

It was built in honour of Hazrat Said Sadr Jahan Ajmali.

[6][7] A significant portion of this mosque was demolished by Sikandar Lodi and the stones were used in construction of other monuments, most notably, the Shahi bridge.

[6] It consists of a towering arched gateway upon which are Arabic inscriptions in the Tughra script.