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in Shah Jehanabad and its invirons above forty others; 

 but as most of them are of inferior size, and all of 

 them of the same fashion, it is unnecessary to pre- 

 sent any further detail, 



The modern city of Shah Jehanabad 'is rebuilt, and 

 contains many good houses, chiefly of brick. The 

 streets are in general narrow, as is usual in most of 

 the large cities in Asia ; but there were formerly two 

 ■very noble streets ; the first leading from the palace 

 gate through the city to the Delhi gate, in a direc- 

 tion north and south. This street was broad and spa- 

 cious, having handsome houses on each side of the 

 way, and merchants shops well furnished with the 

 richest articles of all kinds. Shah Jehax caused 

 an aqueduct to be made of red stone, which conveyed 

 she water along the whole length of the street, and 

 from thence into the royal gardens, by means of a 

 reservoir under ground. Some remains of the aque- 

 duct are still to be seen ; but it is choked up in most 

 parts with rubbish. The second grand street was 

 likewise from the palace to the Lahor gate, lying east 

 and west : it was equal in many respects to the form- 

 er; but in both of them the inhabitants have spoiled 

 rfreir appearance, by running a line of houses down 

 the centre, and across the streets in other places, so 

 that it is with difficulty a person can discover their 

 former situation without a narrow inspection. The 

 bazars in Delhi are but indifferently furnished at pre- 

 sent, and the population of the city miserably redu- 

 ced of late years : the Chandney Choke is the best fur- 

 nished bazar in the city, though the commerce is 



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