Babur and the Masjid: First reference to Ram temple in Ayodhya comes as late as 1822 | The Indian Express

Babur and the Masjid: First reference to Ram temple in Ayodhya comes as late as 1822 | The Indian Express

Written by Harbans Mukhia |Updated: September 3, 2019 10:36:38 am

The writer taught history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

Babur and the Masjid: First reference to Ram temple in Ayodhya comes as late as 1822

Mir Baqi, Babur’s noble, affirms in this verse that the mosque (“the alighting place of angels”) was constructed by him under the express command of his master, the emperor. But he makes no mention of a temple, much less a Ram temple, having been made to yield the place for it. Babur himself makes no mention of either the mosque or of his command to the Mir.

The first and primary evidence of the construction was inscribed on the outer and the inner walls of the mosque in a verse. (Express file)

A submission was made to the Supreme Court on August 28, 2019 by one party to the dispute that Babur never visited Ayodhya and makes no reference to Ram temple.