A History of Agriculture in India v2.c82.s5.1

v2.c82.s5.1

Though his primary interest was in architecture and buildings, Shah Jahan also improved irrigation facilities in northern India. He restored the West Jamuna Canal, which had been dug by Firoz Shah, and brought a channel from it to Shahjahanabad. 'Inayat Khan, author of *Shah Jahan-nama*, thus describes how it happened.