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At the south-east corner of the village of Palam, which is
known for its Sanskrit inscription and which was visited by Ibn-Battuta,
exists a small brick-built mosque, with small domed minarets on the four
corners of its roof.
According to an inscription in mixed Arabic and Persian prose on the
northern arch of its central compartment, it was built by one Ghazanfar in
935 AH (1528- 29) in the reign of Babur. It is thus, the only surviving
building of Babur's reigns in Delhi and one of the few
of his period in India. A second inscription in Persian verse on the
mosque repeats the same subject matter with some minor variation.