The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c11.186
The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c11.186
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c11.186
The idea of digging canals and providing irrigation facilities was the outcome of the anxiety of the sultans to improve agriculture in their dominions. Larger areas brought under cultivation and better quality crops would produce more revenue. This was well understood; the state regarded the peasant as the treasure Amīr-i-kohī.