Bolo-Hauz Mosque is an 18th century mosque, which was a place of prayer for the Emirs and their entourage. Bolo-Hauz Mosque is the only surviving monument in Registan Square.

The Mosque was built in 1712 for the mother of Ashtarkhanid ruler Abul Fayud Khan (1711-47). Another version states that the Emir Shakhmurad (1785-1800) built it for public prayers, because he liked to be closer to his people. Although the mosque was built as a royal chapel, it has become a significant civic monument as a consequence of its eminent site near the famed Registan Square.

Later, Bukhara’s last Emir Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20) ordered to build a richly decorated entry ‘ayvan’ (terrace) to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17.