Who built Babri Masjid, and when?
The mosque was built in Sept 1528–Sept 1529 by Mir Baqi, a general in Mughal emperor Babur’s army, at the emperor’s orders.
Which ruler did Babur defeat to establish the Mughal rule in India?
In 1526, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat. He took over Delhi and founded the Mughal dynasty.
Who is believed to have destroyed the temple at Lord Ram’s birthplace?
H R Neville, the editor of the Faizabad District Gazetteer (1870), has written that in 1528, Babur came to Ayodhya, destroyed the ancient Ram temple and built a mosque, known as Babri Masjid. Hindus have always held this belief.
In which year did the idols of Ram Lalla appear inside the mosque?
In 1949. It was believed that these idols appeared 'miraculously' inside the mosque. Some feel that Hindu activists placed idols of Lord Ram and Sita inside.
Who opened the gates of the Babri Masjid, and when?
The gates of the Babri mosque were opened on February 1, 1986 following a court order. The Rajiv Gandhi govt did this to placate Hindus upset over the Shah Bano case.
When was the Babri masjid demolished?
On December 6, 1992, Hindu nationalists tore down the Babri Masjid triggering riots in India. Hindus believe that Babri Masjid was built at the exact site where Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya after the Mughals demolished the temple which stood there.
Who was the prime minister of India when the Babri Masjid was demolished?
PV Narasimha Rao was India’s prime minister when the Babri Masjid was demolished. A book, by the former IB boss, Maloy Krishna Dhar suggests that many Congress leaders, including Narasimha Rao, ignored warnings of the demolition.
Who was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh when the demolition of Babri Masjid took place?
Kalyan Singh was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh when the Babri Masjid was demolished. He, along with other top Hindu leaders, were acquitted by a CBI court on Sept 30, 2020.
When did the Supreme Court hand over the disputed land in Ayodhya to Hindus?
On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the land to be handed over to a trust to build a Ram temple. The SC also ordered the government to give alternate 5-acre land to Sunni Waqf Board to build a mosque.
Who will oversee the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya?
On February 5, 2020, the govt created a trust known as Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra which will oversee the construction of the Ram Mandir.
