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Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din ( Persian: سلطان رضیه الدنیا والدین) (c. 1205 - 15 October 1240, r. 1236–1240 ), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of ...
Jul 31, 2018 · Razia Sultana was the fifth Mamluk Sultan and the only female ever to rule as the Sultan of Delhi. She was the daughter of the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, and granddaughter of the first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb ud din Aibak.
Sep 21, 2017 · Renowned as the first Muslim female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia Sultan ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240. She was the 5th Mamluk Dynasty ruler.
Aug 23, 2020 · Razia was the only daughter born to the third and greatest Delhi sultan, Iltutmish, and his favorite wife, Terken Khatun. Iltutmish celebrated her birth with great pomp and ceremony, going so far as to hold grand festivals. Women of the era were taught to be submissive to men.
Razia Sultan was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and due to her historical significance, she is the subject of numerous popular legends. Rafiq Zakaria wrote a historical fiction book based on her life called Razia: Queen of India.
Razia Sultana was the first woman Sultanate of India, and ruled the court of Delhi from the end of 1236 to 1240. The only ever woman to do so, she defied all odds to occupy the throne,...
Razia was a phenomenal leader with foresight and a catholicity of outlook unmatched in any ruler of the Sultanate. She had a breadth of vision, a liberalism that was unconventional, and an unshakable belief in justice for all subjects.
