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Siri of Ala-uddin 7 



Jahan-panah of Muhammad 13 



Total of Musalmln Delhi > 20 gates. 



Total of old Delhi 34 gates. 



Tughlakabad ..._ 13 



Citadel of ditto , 3 



Adilabad < 2 



Total of Tughlakabad 18 gates. 



Total number 9 52 gates. 





138. The next remains in point of antiquity are the buildings of 

 Firuz Tughlak, who devoted the greater part of a long reign of nearly 

 40 years (A. D. 135 L to 1388) to the construction of numerous works, 

 of which all but 20 palaces, 10 monumental pillars, and 5 tombs, may 

 be called works of real public utility. Perhaps the most useful of 

 these works was the canal which he drew from the west bank of the 

 Jumna to supply his new Capital of Firuzabad with water. This 

 canal having become choked from neglect, was cleared out by Ali 

 Mardan Khan in the reign of Shahjahan, to furnish the Mogul's new 

 Capital with water. Having again become choked, it was once more 

 cleared out and improved by the British Government, and it is still 

 flowing through modern Delhi under the name of the Western 

 Jumna Canal. 



139. But the most extensive work of Firuz was the building of 

 the new city of Mruzabad, with its two palaces of Kushak Mruzabad 

 and Kushak Shikar. Major Lewis has published much interesting 

 information regarding this new city from the Persian of Shams-i-Sirdj 

 A/if, who was contemporary with the latter end of this Emperor's 

 reign. The new city was begun in the year A. H. 755, or A. D 

 1354. It extended from the fort of Indrpat to the Kushak Shikar 

 or hunting palace, a length of five koss. Now the distance from old 

 Delhi is said to be also five koss, which fixes the position of the 

 Kushak Shikar approximately on the low range of hills to the north- 

 west of the modern Shahjahanabad. But the exact position is ab- 



