THE ROYAL AFGHAN SHER SHAH SURI ROAD.

 Agra and Lahore was important because of two things in Mughal cities so Akbar built a road between them the Sher shah Suri road (Royal Road) and it was good for other purposes too then traveling in comfort and they need the road for moving the army quickly to battle and the trade good were to move quickly and freely out and in the empire

Jahangir made great improvements to the royal road (Sher shah Suri road) seeing it as his duty to the travelers 

In 1607 he ordered that workers plant at every town and villages at every one stage and halting places all the way from Lahore to Agra mulberry and other large and lofty trees affording shade but partially those with broad leaves  and wide spreading branches in order that to all time to come the way worn and weary travelers might find under their shadow repose and shelter from the scorching rays of the sun during the summer heats

The Sher Shah Suri Road is the oldest road and the longest major roads it has been linked to eastern and western of continents of Indian subcontinent and connecting the subcontinent Sher Shah suri was known as the lion king and was the founder of the Sur Empire in North Korea in Delhi his son Islam Shah became a successor

Today the The Royal Road (Sher shah Suri road) became a contium that covers over 25000 killometers The Sher Shah Suri Road still continues to be a major arteries of India and Pakistan Today its origin at Chittagong, it traverses to Sonargaon in the Narayanganj District of central Bangladesh, it reaches India, passing through Howrah, Bardhaman, Panagarh (where it passes Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary),Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad, Aurangabad, Dehri-on-sone, Sasaram, Mohania, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Allahabad,Kanpur, Kalianpur, Kannauj, Etah, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Ambala, Khanna, Ludhiana, Jalandhar,Amritsar. Within India, the major portion of the road.

Over the centuries, the road, which was one of the most important trade routes in the region, facilitated both travel and postal communication. Even during the era of Sher Shah Suri, the road was dotted with caravansarais (highway inns) at regular intervals, and trees were planted on both sides of the road for shade. There are some well maintained water wells along the road in Taxila which were built for travelers during this period. The road was well planned, with milestones along the whole stretch. Some of these milestones can still be seen along the present Delhi-Ambala highway. 

On another note, the road also facilitated the rapid movement of troops and of foreign invaders. It expedited the looting raids, into India's interior regions, of Afghan and Persian invaders and also facilitated the movement of British troops from Bengal into the north Indian plain.