6 December 1992
Babri Masjid Demolition
The Babri Masjid is demolished in Ayodhya, triggering communal violence and a major national political crisis.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Ayodhya in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Babri Masjid is demolished in Ayodhya, triggering communal violence and a major national political crisis.
Muslims set fire to a train carrying Hindus returning from pilgrimage to Ayodhya. More than 800, mainly Muslims, die in revenge killings by Hindu mobs
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