Babri Masjid
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Babri Masjid was a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, India, that became the center of a major religious and political dispute culminating in its demolition in 1992.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babri Masjid canonical | 3 |
| Demolition of the Babri Masjid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babri Masjid Context triple: [Ram Janmabhoomi, associatedStructure, Babri Masjid]
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A.
Ram Mandir
Ram Mandir is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, built at the traditionally revered site of his birthplace in Ayodhya, India.
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B.
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Jama Masjid, Delhi is one of India’s largest and most famous mosques, built in the 17th century under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and renowned for its grand red sandstone and marble architecture.
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C.
Jama Masjid, Agra
Jama Masjid in Agra is a 17th-century Mughal-era congregational mosque renowned for its impressive red sandstone and white marble architecture.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad is a 15th-century mosque renowned for its grand Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as one of the city's most important religious and cultural monuments.
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E.
Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, renowned for its distinctive lotus-flower-inspired architecture and openness to people of all faiths.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babri Masjid Target entity description: Babri Masjid was a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, India, that became the center of a major religious and political dispute culminating in its demolition in 1992.
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A.
Ram Mandir
Ram Mandir is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, built at the traditionally revered site of his birthplace in Ayodhya, India.
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B.
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Jama Masjid, Delhi is one of India’s largest and most famous mosques, built in the 17th century under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and renowned for its grand red sandstone and marble architecture.
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C.
Jama Masjid, Agra
Jama Masjid in Agra is a 17th-century Mughal-era congregational mosque renowned for its impressive red sandstone and white marble architecture.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad is a 15th-century mosque renowned for its grand Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as one of the city's most important religious and cultural monuments.
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E.
Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, renowned for its distinctive lotus-flower-inspired architecture and openness to people of all faiths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| associatedWithDeity | Rama ⓘ |
| builder | Mir Baqi ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| causeOf |
1992 Ayodhya riots
ⓘ
1992–1993 Bombay riots ⓘ widespread communal violence in India ⓘ |
| centerOf |
Ram Janmabhoomi
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayodhya dispute
Ram Janmabhoomi ⓘ
surface form:
Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid dispute
|
| constructionEnd | 1529 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1528 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 26.7956°N 82.1943°E ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Hindu nationalist activists ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1992-12-06 ⓘ |
| demolitionEvent |
Babri Masjid
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Demolition of the Babri Masjid
|
| demolitionMethod | manual demolition by kar sevaks ⓘ |
| demolitionOrganizedBy |
Bharatiya Janata Party
ⓘ
Sangh Parivar ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu nationalist organizations
Vishva Hindu Parishad ⓘ |
| disputedSite | Ram Janmabhoomi ⓘ |
| hadDomes | 3 ⓘ |
| heritageStatusBeforeDemolition | protected by Indian law as a religious structure ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Ram Janmabhoomi
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayodhya title suit
|
| locatedIn |
Ayodhya
ⓘ
Faizabad division ⓘ
surface form:
Faizabad district
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Babur ⓘ |
| ownershipRulingDate | 2019-11-09 ⓘ |
| patron | Babur ⓘ |
| postVerdictLandAllocation |
land allocated for Ram temple
ⓘ
separate land allocated for mosque ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major issue in Indian politics
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symbol of Hindu–Muslim tensions in India ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Supreme Court of India Ayodhya verdict 2019
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archaeological excavations by Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ numerous historical and legal studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babri Masjid Description of subject: Babri Masjid was a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, India, that became the center of a major religious and political dispute culminating in its demolition in 1992.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ram Mandir, Ayodhya
this entity surface form:
Demolition of the Babri Masjid