History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s1.10
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s1.10
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In the extreme north of India, in the Kashmir Valley we read of Suyya, a great engineer - Minister in the service of King Anantavarman of Kashmir (9th century), who "made the streams of Indus and Jhelum flow according to his will, like a snake-charmer to his snakes" (Basham, 1954, p. 193).