The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c18.52
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c18.52
- Language
- English
v4.c18.52
During this period of his reign Shāh Jahān revived and extended the irrigation works in northern India, which had been first constructed towards the end of the fourteenth century by Fīrūz Shāh.² When the emperor arrived at Lahore towards the close of 1639 he was visited by 'Alī Mardān Khān, who had been familiar with canal systems at Qandahār and suggested tapping the Rāvī where it emerged from the hills to water the country as far as Lahore. 'Alī Mardān Khān's works have been incorporated in the modern systems known as the Bārī Duāb, the Rohtak and the western Jumna canals.