The ASI excavation has uncovered the existence of a temple. Mughal court historian Abul Fazl describes Ayodhya vividly as Rama's Janmasthan. William Finch (1611), Jonnes De Laet (1631), Thomas Herbert (1640) describe Ayodhya in detail, and don't mention a mosque. The Kapad Dwar map dated 1717 has only temple spires but no mosque & has the word Janmasthan. The Janmasthan site, though belonging to Hindus, wasn't allowed to be used. Rajput king of Amber, Sawai Jai Singh bought it in 1717 from the Mughals & the Kapad Dwar map records it. The Hindus worshipped in the mosque till 1858, when the British banned entry to Hindus inside the mosque & forced them to worship outside. Until 1946, in official government records, the Ayodhya mosque was called Masjid-I-Janmasthan when it was officially changed by the British to Babri Masjid.
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