The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
- AIltutmish
- BGhiyasuddin Tughlaq
- CFeroz Shah TughlaqCorrect
- DSikandar Lodi
Explanation
The correct answer is Feroz Shah Tughlaq. While Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the first Sultan to start canal irrigation, Feroz Shah Tughlaq is credited with building the largest and most extensive network of canals in medieval India. He developed these canals primarily to promote agriculture and bring wasteland under cultivation, especially in the regions of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. His most famous projects include the Western Yamuna Canal and the canal connecting the Sutlej to the Ghaggar river. For this contribution, he is often regarded as the father of irrigation systems in the Delhi Sultanate.
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