civilization consisted of small sub-kingdoms at the hill tops of Jamal
Garhi, Shahbaz Garhi and Thakhat Bahi. The ruins of these cities still exist.
Mardan City foundation was laid down by Saint Ali Mardan Shah (nickname
Madai-Baba) in about in 11th - 12th century A.D. His shrine is at Jalala. His
son Zamin Shah Baba was also a saint, buried in Mardan Cantt. Most of its land
is agricultural. It has one of the world's best irrigation systems, which was
laid down in 1934 from the Swat River through Jabban Hydel Power Station,
during the British Raj between 1857 and 1947. There are still remains of the
Gandhara civilization, scattered in different areas of Mardan
