A History of Agriculture in India v2.c82.s1.1

v2.c82.s1.1

The present city of Old Delhi owes its existence to Shah Jahan and was named Shahjahanabad after him. It was built on a regular plan, far surpassing the earlier one in magnificence. There were three wide streets. One, known as Chandni Chowk, was of great length. It was ornamented by a canal and rows of trees, and was composed of houses rising over a line of shops under arcades. On the Jamuna stood the Red Fort, a fortified palace with spacious courts, marble halls, golden domes and a magnificent garden irrigated by a canal. Water flowed through a channel lined by marble. Over the channel is a carved marble screen of great beauty bearing a representation of scales of justice.