Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 2.7

2.7

In the year 757 he constructed another canal, between (from) the hills of Mundir and Surmore from the Jumna, into which he led seven other minor streams, which all uniting, ran in one channel through Hansy, and from thence to Kaiseen (Absin), where he built a strong fort, which he called Hissar Feroze. Below the fort, near the palace, he excavated a lake, which he filled from the waters of the canal. He also conveyed an aqueduct (a canal) from the Kugur, over the river (which passing by the fort of) Sursutty, to the village of Peri Kehra, (entered the stream of Sirkhatra), where he founded a city, named after him, Ferozabad. At the same time he introduced another canal from the Jumna, which filled a large lake he caused to be constructed at Hissar Feroze. In the month of Zeehuj an honorary dress and a letter of congratulation on his accession, (diploma) were presented from Abool Futteh Aboo-Bukr Aboo-Rubeea Sooliman 'Abbasi Caliph of Egypt, signifying that he had conferred on him the countries of Hindustan, and conveying a recommendation in behalf of the Bahmania Kings of the Dekhan. In the same month also, he received an embassy, which brought many splendid and rare presents, with fresh proposals of peace, from Háji Ilyás, entitled Shamsu-d-din Shah, from Lakhnauti and Bengal, which Feroze accepted, and soon after ratified, and then dismissed the ambassadors with honours and distinction. * * *