The mausoleum was built in honour of Dai Anga,
the wet nurse of Shah Jahan, and wife of Murad Khan of Bikaner. It is
located along the Grand Trunk Road on one of the former routes
between Lahore and Delhi. It is also located close to the 17th century
tomb of Hazrat Ishaan, and the 18th century Cypress Tomb.
The mausoleum is rectangular in shape with eight
rooms encircling the perimeter of a central chamber. The entire mausoleum is on
a raised plinth. A dome with frescoes is directly above the central
chamber. The chamber itself is empty, as the actual tomb of Dai Anga lies below
in a subterranean crypt. She is buried next to her daughter Sultana Begum. Both
cenotaphs have been removed, and the subterranean chamber is no longer
accessible to the public.
The central change is richly decorated with carved
inscriptions from the Quran, as well as elegant frescoes made by the renowned
calligrapher Muhammad Saleh. The exterior of the tomb was also once
covered in rich kashi kari, or Qashani tile work, though much of
the tiles have been lost through the centuries. The tomb complex is listed on
the Protected Heritage Monuments of the Archaeology Department of Punjab.
