The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh Empire era in the 18th century for use at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Nur Jahan's tomb was separated from the other monuments by open fields,[4] which were later interrupted by construction of the Lahore-Peshawar Railway Line during the British era.

Mehr-un-Nissa, bestowed with the title Nur Jahan, meaning "Light of the World," was the fourth child of Asmat Begum and her husband Mirza Ghiyas Beg, who had both immigrated from Persia.

She was first married at the age of 17 to a Persian adventurer named Sher Afghan Ali Quli Khan Istajlu, who was renowned for his brilliant military career, and from whom she bore a daughter, Ladli Begum before he died in 1607.

[5] The exterior features 7 vaulted arches,[5] which were covered with marble and wrought with flower mosaics in semi-precious stones.

The exterior, encased in red sandstone, was inlaid with floral motifs in addition to white, black and yellow marble.