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Babri Masjid

The  Babri Masjid  ( translation :  Mosque of Babur ) was a  mosque  in  Ayodhya ,  India . Located in  Faizabad district , it was one of the largest mosques in the  Uttar Pradesh  state. According to the mosque's inscriptions, it was built in 1528–29 CE (935  AH ) by  Mir Baqi , on orders of the  Mughal  emperor  Babur  (after whom it is named). The mosque was located on a hill known as Ramkot ("Rama's fort" [1] ). According to hearsay, Baqi destroyed a pre-existing temple of Rama at the site. Limited historical evidence exists to support this theory and the existence of the temple itself is a matter of controversy. A report by the  Archaeological Survey of India  suggested that a temple existed at the site. [2]  The political, historical and socio-religious debate over the history of the site and whether a previous temple was demolished or modified to create the mosque, is known as the  Ayodhya dispute . Starting in the 19th century, there were several conflic
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