Babri dispute: There was no trace of Ram temple, revealed British accounts

British accounts from the 19th century are part of historical evidence in the Supreme Court

The Allahabad High Court, which delivered its verdict trifurcating the disputed site in Ayodhya, had relied extensively on the 19th-century accounts of British gazetteers. The primary aim of studying these accounts was to determine the existence of any Hindu place of worship or a city with any semblance to Ram, a god to many Hindus in India. Here is a look at some of the accounts of British officials recorded and dispatched at a time when modern-day archaeological techniques were unheard of. 

Walter Hamilton’s account (1828):

“Pilgrims resort to this vicinity, where the remains of the ancient city of Oude,