Babri Mosque
The Babri Mosque (Urdu: بابری مسجد, Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद), or Mosque of Babur was a mosque in Ayodhya, India. It was constructed by order of the first Mughal emperor of India, Babur, in Ayodhya in the 16th century.
| Babri Mosque | |
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| Coordinates: 26°47′44″N 82°11′40″E / 26.7956°N 82.1945°ECoordinates: 26°47′44″N 82°11′40″E / 26.7956°N 82.1945°E | |
| Location | Ayodhya, India |
| Established | Constructed – 1527 Destroyed – 1992 |
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| Style | Tughlaq |
Statues of Hindu deities were kept in the mosque overnight and claimed by hindus as the birth place of lord Rama.
Later, the site was declared disputed by the court. The mosque i destroyed in 1992 when a Rally of Hindus entered to the Ayodhya.
After the demolition of the Babri Mosque there was violence between Muslims and Hindus. On 27 September 2010 an Indian High Court (Allahabad High Court) decided that the Mosque was built on the Shri Ramlala Temple which was destroyed by Babar. Allahabad High Court decided to split the site into three parts.
Babri Mosque Media
Ayodhya disputed site map
Babri Masjid at the top of the hill, seen from the Ghaghara River in 1783, drawn by William Hodges
Other websites
Media related to Babri Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
