Friday, October 11, 2019

Ayodhya-ownership history

Ayodhya land ownership summary: A temple is built. Demolished. The land bought back by the Hindus. A mosque called Masjid-I-Janmastan is constructed after the buy-back. Still, the Hindus aren't allowed to own the land.

Details:
Hindus construct a Rama temple in Ayodhya. Demolished. Suspect is Babar, but during British rule, the Ayodhya pages in the Babar Nama go missing. Travelers (William Finch (1611), Jonnes De Laet (1631), Thomas Herbert (1640)) who describe Ayodhya in detail record no mosque. 
Hindus are prevented from worshipping there.
Amber Rajput Raja, Sawai Jai Singh buys the land from the Mughals in 1717 CE, recorded in Mughal records in the Kapad Dwar map as Janmasthan. Temple spires are shown. Hindus commence worship.
The temple spires are demolished. A mosque is built, called Masjid-I-Janmasthan. Suspect is Aurangzeb per oral history, but no primary sources.
Hindus worship inside the mosque.
British ban Hindu entry into the mosque in 1858. Hindus worship outside.
In 1946, British records are forged (with different ink) to rename the mosque from Masjid-I-Janmasthan to Babri Masjid. A copy of the records without the forgery exist, which establishes the forgery.
In 1991, the Indian government revokes legal ownership of all demolished & converted Hindu structures, except Ayodhya, unless a temple is excavated. This was the Places of worship act, 1991. The ASI excavates a temple. Nothing happens.


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