sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd æt nˈoʊhæɾə ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld sˈɪɾi, ðə mˈɑːsk wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd baɪ sˈʌltən sˈɪkɐndˌɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ sˌiːˈiː ænd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː sˌiːˈiː, æt ðə bᵻhˈɛst ʌv mˈɪɹ moʊhˈæmɪd hˌæmɐdˈɑːni, sˈʌn ʌv mˈɪɹ sˈeɪjɪd ˈɑːli hˌæmɐdˈɑːni, ænd ɪz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt mˈɑːsks ɪn kɐʃmˈɪɹ.
Situated at Nowhatta in the Old City, the Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in 1394 CE and completed in 1402 CE, at the behest of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, son of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, and is regarded as one of the most important mosques in Kashmir.