Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was:
✓ Correct answer: c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
ExplanationFiroz Shah Tughlaq (reigned 1351–1388 AD) was one of the most prominent rulers of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.His reign is remembered for a number of reforms and infrastructural developments.He is credited with building the largest and most significant canal network during this period, aimed at boosting agriculture and ensuring water availability.The Britisher used to call him the Father of the Irrigation Department because of the many gardens and canals he built like the canal connecting the Yamuna to Hissar city; Satluj to the Ghaggar, etc. 24
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