VIII » Social Science » Colonialism and the City information on jama masjid? Asked by tejasmahesh4... (student), on 31/8/12 Answers The foundation of the historic Jama Masjid was laid on a hillock in Shahjahanabad by the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shahjahan , on Friday, October 19,1650 AD, (10th Shawwal 1060 AH).