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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 ...
The mayors of Ayodhya and Gimhae signed a sister city bond in March 2001, based on Ayodhya's identification as the birthplace of the legendary queen Heo Hwang-ok. [113] Janakpur, Nepal. [114] Ayodhya and Janakpur became sister cities in November 2014. [115] Ayodhya is the birthplace of Rama and Janakpur is the birthplace of his consort, Sita.
Gold carving depiction of the legendary Ayodhya at the Ajmer Jain temple. Ayodhya is a city mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit-language texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. These texts describe it as the capital of the Ikshvaku kings, including Rama. [1] The historicity of this legendary city is of concern to the Ayodhya dispute.
Ayodhya is a town in northern India that, for centuries, was home to the Babri Masjid. The mosque was built in 1527 by a general associated with the Mughal Emperor Babur and was a rare surviving ...
The Baburnama, Babur's diary in which he meticulously documented his life, bears no mention of either the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya or the destruction of a temple for it (there is a known lacuna in his diary between 3 April and 17 September 1528, which period covers Babur's visit to Ayodhya [48]); neither do his grandson Akbar's court ...
Cunnigham identified Ayodhya with Sha-chi mentioned in Fa-Hien's writings, Visakha mentioned in Xuanzang's writings and Saketa mentioned in Buddhist legends. According to him, Gautama Buddha spent six years at this place. Although Ayodhya is mentioned in several ancient Hindu texts, Cunningham found no ancient structures in the city.
The earliest map of Ram Janmasthan at Ayodhya (1717 CE) A section of historians, such as R. S. Sharma, state that such claims of Babri Masjid site being the birthplace of Rama sprang up only after the 18th century and Janmabhoomi's location given in the various Ayodhya-mahatmyas does not tally with the Babri Masjid location.
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 ...