. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. rain hisadventurous spirit, or detach him from such lawless associates. In the meantime, several revolutions had taken place in the kingdom ofAhmednagar, the king of which had been assassinated ; and, in the confu-sion that ensued, Shahjee had taken possession of the throne, the true heir,an infant, having been made prisoner by the imperial forces. The usurperwas speedily dethroned by Shah Jehan, who once more took the field inperson, and put an end to that monarchy, which was thus annexe
. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. rain hisadventurous spirit, or detach him from such lawless associates. In the meantime, several revolutions had taken place in the kingdom ofAhmednagar, the king of which had been assassinated ; and, in the confu-sion that ensued, Shahjee had taken possession of the throne, the true heir,an infant, having been made prisoner by the imperial forces. The usurperwas speedily dethroned by Shah Jehan, who once more took the field inperson, and put an end to that monarchy, which was thus annexed to theMogul dominions, in the year 1G37, when Shahjee entered the service ofthe emperor. The kingdoms of Bijapur and Golconda were reduced tosubjection shortly afterward, but were not extinguished like that of Ahmed-nagar, as Shah Jehan contented himself with making their kings tributaryto the Mogul empire. Shah Jehan built the new city of Delhi, which far surpassed the old onein point of magnificence. The palace was a noble structure, and was well o O CO f •-3 >- >•o IX! as >*-3 if to-. REIGN OF SHAH JEHAN. 441 protected by a deep moat and strong walls. It stood on a spacious espla-nade, approached by a wide, handsome street, through which flowed thefamous canal of Ali Merdan Khan, a grand work, executed by a Persian ofthat name, in the reign of Shah Jehan. Ali Merdan had been the governorof Candahar, under the shah of Persia, whose tyranny having driven himto revolt, he gave up the city to the Mogul emperor and took refuge at thecourt of Delhi, where he distinguished himself very highly by his great tal-ents, in constructing useful publicworks, of which the canal still bearsample testimony. Tliis fine aque-duct conveyed the waters of theJumna, in a pure state, from thepoint where the river leaves themountains to the city of Delhi, adistance of one hundred and twentymiles. The water which it fur-nished was not only the drink ofthe inhabitants, but the source ofv
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