Babri Masjid (IAST: Bābarī Masjid; meaning Mosque of Babur) was a mosque in Ayodhya, India. According to inscriptions on the mosque, it was built in 1528–29 (935 AH) by Mir Baqi, a commander of the Mughal emperor Babur. In 1992, the mosque was attacked and demolished by a Hindu