Ayodhya (IAST Ayodhyā)'s an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya's described as the birth place of Hindu god Shri Ram, and the capital of Kosala Kingdom. This Hindu holy city's described as early as in the Hindu Epics. During the time of Gautama Buddha the city was called Ayojjhā (Pali). Under Muslim rule, it was the seat of the governor of Awadh, and later during the British Raj the city was known as Ajodhya or Ajodhia an… (More on Ayodhya)