What is Babri Mosque?
{{Infobox mosque | name = Babri Mosque | image =Babri Masjid.jpg | image_size = | alt = Babri Mosque | caption = Babri masjid in 19th century | latitude = 26.7956 | longitude = 82.1945 | location = [[Ayodhya]], India | year = Constructed – 1527<br />Destroyed – 1992 | architecture_style = Tughlaq}} The '''Babri Mosque''' ({{lang-ur|بابری مسجد}}; {{lang-hi|बाबरी मस्जिद}}) (Transliteration:'''Babri Masjid ''') or '''Mosque of Babur''' was a [[mosque]] in [[Ayodhya]], [[India]]. It was constructed by order of the first [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor of [[Indian subcontinent|India]], [[Babur]], in Ayodhya in the 16th century. Statues of [[Hindu gods|Hindu deities]] were kept in the mosque overnight and claimed by hindus as the birth place of lord Rama.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Untold Story of How the Rama Idol Surfaced Inside Babri Masjid|url=https://thewire.in/communalism/untold-story-rama-idol-surfaced-inside-babri-masjid|access-date=16 February 2024|website=The Wire}}</ref> Later, the site was declared disputed by the court. The mosque was destroyed in 1992 when a rally of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Extremism|extremists]] and nationalists entered in Ayodhya and demolished it. 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 Ram Temple which was destroyed by Babar. Allahabad High Court decided to split the site into three parts. On 22 January 2024, [[Ram Temple, Ayodhya|Ram mandir]] was built upon the place while muslims where given another place to [[Mohammed Bin Abdullah Masjid|build a mosque]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category-inline|Babri Masjid|Babri Mosque}} [[Category:Mosques in India]] [[Category:Mughal architecture]] [[Category:16th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:1520s establishments in Asia]] {{re