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Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established, seen also in the Babari Mosque in the southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri.
Jun 19, 2024 · Babri Masjid, mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, built under the Mughal emperor Babur, according to inscriptions. Hindus believe it was built on top of Ram Janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Rama, and the mosque was destroyed by Hindu activists in 1992.
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- 1528 – Mosque construction. Babri Mosque is built by Mughal commander Mir Baqi under the rule of the first Mughal king, Babur.
- 1853 – First recorded instance of conflict. A Hindu sect claims that a temple was destroyed during Babur’s reign to make way for the mosque.
- 1859 – The British erect a fence. The British colonial administration partitions the site into two separate sections for Hindus and Muslims. Muslims allowed to pray inside, while Hindus allowed to worship in the outer courtyard.
- December 23, 1949 – Mosque becomes a ‘disputed property’ The government declares the mosque a “disputed property” and locks its gate after idols of Ram deity are allegedly placed by Hindu priests inside the structure, according to police reports.
The 16th-century Babri Masjid in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, India, had been the subject of a lengthy socio-political dispute, and was targeted after a political rally organised by Hindu nationalist organisations turned violent. In Hindu tradition, the city of Ayodhya is the birthplace of Rama.
Dec 5, 2017 · Hindu mobs tore down the 16th Century Babri mosque in India's holy city of Ayodhya on 6 December 1992. The riots that followed killed nearly 2,000 people. A day before the incident,...
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Dec 6, 2017 · On this day, 25 years ago, right-wing Hindu mobs razed to the ground the 16th Century Babri mosque, claiming that it was built on the site of a temple destroyed by Muslim rulers. The BBC's...
Apr 25, 2019 · On Dec. 6, 1992, a mob broke through barricades around the Babri Masjid, a 16th century mosque in Latifi's hometown of Ayodhya in northern India. He points to where the mosque's three massive...
