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The Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya, was destroyed on 6 December 1992 by a large group of activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and allied organisations. The mosque had been the subject of a lengthy socio-political dispute , and was targeted after a political rally organised by Hindu nationalist organisations ...
Babri Masjid 19th century photo by Samuel Bourne Religion Affiliation Islam District Ayodhya Status Demolished Fate Site now occupied by the Ram Mandir temple; succeeded by Muhammad bin Abdullah Masjid Location Municipality Ayodhya State Uttar Pradesh Country India Location in India Geographic coordinates 26°47′44″N 82°11′40″E / 26.7956°N 82.1945°E / 26.7956; 82.1945 ...
The inscription on the Babri mosque also names him as Babur Qalandar. [62] Musa Ashiqan's grave is situated close to the Babri mosque site, whose shrine uses two of the same type of black basalt columns used in the Babri mosque, indicative of his role in the destruction of the prior temple. [63]
It was once home to the Babri Masjid, a 16th century mosque that was infamously desecrated by right-wing Hindus mobs with hammers and their bare hands in 1992, triggering communal violence that ...
The Babri Masjid (Mosque of Babur) was a mosque in Ayodhya on Ramkot Hill. It was destroyed in 1992 when a political rally developed into a riot involving 150,000 people, [2] Despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court by the rally organisers that the mosque would not be harmed.
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The Taliban Interior Ministry has said that an investigation is underway. Local media reported that the mosque’s imam was among those killed. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan condemned the attack ...
A mosque was built atop it, which was also destroyed in the 11th century by Mahmud of Ghazni. The ruins of the temple exist in modern-day Multan, Pakistan. Prahladpuri Temple, Multan, was destroyed by Muslims in 1992 in the aftermath of Babri mosque destruction in neighboring India. Shaheed Ganj Mosque in Lahore was demolished by the Sikhs in 1935.