The land was purchased by Diwan Todar Mal after the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas. The Mughal authorities killed the Sahibzadas for not renouncing their faith after attempts to brick them alive failed. A royal order prohibited the performance of last rites on the Mughal land, but Diwan Todar Mal asked for the land and the mortal remains of the Sahibzadas.
Toder Mal spread all the coins vertically, totaling 78000 gold coins which covered a total of 4 square meters of land. The value of these coins in modern value is over 30 million USD (as a common global denomination).