[3] After Babur's death in 1530, Kamran Mirza seized Lahore and laid a garden in which the baradari was built in 1540.

[1] After the British annexed Punjab in 1849, the pavilion was turned into a tollhouse for boats crossing the river.

It was also mentioned as Turgurhwallee Baradari in an 1867 map of Lahore, where it was shown located on the western bank of the river.

[8] Some characteristics of the pavilion suggest the current baradari may not be original to Kamran Mirza's garden.

[6] The pavilion has cusped arches, which were commonly used during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century and onwards,[6] suggesting that the current structure attributed to Kamran Mirza may have been heavily restored, a reconstruction, or originally built in later centuries.