Editing Babri Masjid (section)

=== Background ===
{{Main|Indo-Islamic architecture}}

The rulers of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and their successors, the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and [[madrasa]]s. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of "later [[Tughlaq dynasty|Tughlaq]]" architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of [[Bengal]], [[Kashmir]] and [[Gujarat]]. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of [[Jaunpur Sultanate]]. When viewed from the west side, it resembled the [[Atala Masjid, Jaunpur|Atala Masjid]] in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MURuAAAAMAAJ |title=Babri-Masjid Ramjanambhoomi controversy |editor=Asgharali Engineer |publisher=Ajanta Publications |year=1990 |page=37 |isbn=9788120202832 }}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=May 2017}}