HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Krishnadevaraya
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Firuz Tughluq
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Akbar
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Tipu Sultan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was Firoz Shah Tughlaq. He built the biggest network of canal and other infrastructure because he had a special interest in strengthening the infrastructure of the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq is the first Sultan to be credited with digging canals for the of irrigation and agriculture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kanuri Lakshmana Rao, known more popularly as K.L. Rao, designer of Nagarjunasagar and Bhakra Nangal dams, is known as the father of the Indian irrigation system that is providing livelihood to millions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1309-1388) built the most extensive canal irrigation system around the Indo-Gangetic doab and the region west of the river Yamuna in the fourteenth century.