Mir Baqi

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Mir Baqi was a 16th-century Mughal general under Emperor Babur, traditionally credited with constructing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

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Mir Baqi canonical 2

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instanceOf Mughal general ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
activeInCentury 16th century ⓘ
allegedRole demolition of a pre-existing temple structure at Ayodhya ⓘ
allegiance Babur ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Ayodhya dispute (posthumous historical controversy) ⓘ
linked to: Ram Janmabhoomi
associatedWithEvent construction of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya ⓘ
centuryOfDeath 16th century ⓘ
countryOfService Mughal Empire ⓘ
employer Babur ⓘ
ethnicGroup Turkic ⓘ
historicalStatus subject of scholarly debate regarding exact role in Ayodhya ⓘ
traditionally credited as builder of Babri Masjid ⓘ
knownFor patronage of Islamic architecture in Awadh ⓘ
languageOfRecord Persian (administrative and court language of his time) ⓘ
legacy central figure in narratives about origins of Babri Masjid ⓘ
invoked in modern political and legal debates over Ayodhya site ⓘ
militaryBranch Mughal army ⓘ
notableFor being associated with the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya ⓘ
service under Mughal emperor Babur ⓘ
notableWork construction of Babri Masjid ⓘ
placeOfActivity Awadh region ⓘ
Ayodhya ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Awadh ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religion Islam ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Babur ⓘ
title Mir ⓘ

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