Short answers, pulled from the story.
Shah Jahan ordered the construction of the Shah Jahan Mosque in 1644 as a personal thank you note to the people of Thatta who sheltered him during his exile from his father Emperor Jahangir. The mosque stands as a rare example of Mughal architecture born from personal connection rather than political necessity.
The Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta is heavily influenced by the Timurid style that Shah Jahan encountered during his military campaigns near Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan. This structure features extensive use of blue tiles and geometric brickwork that align with the aesthetic of cities Shah Jahan had conquered.
The Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta boasts a total of 93 domes, which is the most of any structure in Pakistan. This design features no minarets and includes a four-iwan layout with a central courtyard surrounded by aisled galleries lined with 33 arches.
The Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta was inscribed on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list in 1993. Restoration works were carried out by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1692 and by Murad Ali Khan Talpur in 1812.
The Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta is located in eastern Thatta, the capital of Sindh in the 16th and 17th centuries before Sindh's capital was shifted to nearby Hyderabad. The site is located near the Makli Necropolis and is approximately from Karachi.