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Babri Masjid (ISO: Bābarī Masjida; meaning Mosque of Babur) was a mosque in Ayodhya, India. It has been claimed to have been built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the legendary birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. [2] It has been a focus of dispute between the Hindu and Muslim communities since the 19th century. [3]
Baqi Tashqandi, also known as Mir Baqi, was a Mughal commander originally from Tashkent (in modern Uzbekistan) during the reign of the first Mughal emperor Babur.He is often associated with serving as the governor of the province of Awadh and is traditionally credited with overseeing the construction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in 1528, which later became the focal point of the Babri Masjid ...
Shahi Jama Masjid (Urdu: شاہی جامع مسجد) is the oldest surviving Mughal-era mosque in South Asia.Located in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, it was established during the reign of Babur in December, 1526. [1]
In the 16th century a Mughal commander, Mir Baqi, had built a mosque, known as the Babri Masjid at a site identified by some Hindus as Ram Janmabhoomi, or the birthplace of Rama. The Archaeological Survey of India states that the mosque was built on land where a non-Islamic structure had previously existed.
The mosque was built in 1527 by a general associated with the Mughal Emperor Babur and was a rare surviving example of the architecture of the early Mughal Empire, which ruled parts of India from ...
The mosque bore an inscription stating that it was built in 1528 by Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. [ 57 ] According to an early 20th century text by Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar and the surrounding historical sources examined by historian Harsh Narain, [ note 3 ] the young Babur came from Kabul to Awadh (Ayodhya) in disguise, dressed as a Qalandar ...
Mughal tombs are a set of tombs built by various ruling in Mughal Emperors. All of them have marked influence from Iranian Timurid forms. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of Babur at Panipat in 1526. During his five-year reign, Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings, though few have survived.
The Muhammad bin Abdullah Masjid or Ayodhya Mosque is a mosque being constructed in Dhannipur, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, at a site designated by the Supreme Court of India following its verdict on the Ayodhya dispute case. [2] [3] The construction of the Mosque and associated complex is managed by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation ...