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Razia's name is also transliterated as Raḍiyya [2] or Raziyya. [3] The term "Sultana", used by some modern writers, is a misnomer as it means "the king's wife" rather than "female ruler". Razia's own coins call her Sultan Jalalat al-Duniya wal-Din or as al-Sultan al-Muazzam Raziyat al-Din bint al-Sultan.
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. She received training in administration and became heir apparent of Iltutmish after her full-brother Nasiruddin Mahmud died. However, her half ...
Sep 21, 2017 · Razia’s rise to power sparked jealousy among many Turkish nobles who felt a female Sultan was a humiliation to male warriors and nobles. One such noble was Malik Ikhtiar-ud-din Altunia, the then governor of Bhatinda, who conspired against Razia.
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Aug 23, 2020 · Razia was the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate. It’s easy to see parallels between the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Hatshepsut, and the Indian Sultan. Though their lives were separated by centuries, their struggle against a patriarchal society was very similar. While Razia reigned for only four years, Hatshepsut ruled for ...
Oct 12, 2017 · By winning over the army, governors and the public, Razia deposed her brother and seized the throne for herself on 19th November 1236 CE and assumed the title of Raziyat-ud-din. Interestingly, Razia’s accession to the throne was not opposed by the religious ‘Ulema’ or orthodoxy, but the Mamluk nobility and close associates of Iltutmish.
Razia Sultan was the first Muslim female ruler. She ruled in Delhi from 1236 to 1240 as the Sultan herself – it was a title never before bestowed on a woman, a position of power never before attained by a woman. She was the fifth Mamluk Sultan, one of the few female sovereigns ever in the entire history of Islamic civilizations across the ...
Aug 16, 2023 · Razia Sultana was the first and the last woman Sultan of India who ruled from 1236 to 1240. The short 4-year-old reign of Razia is regarded as a significant milestone in the subcontinent’s history towards overcoming the patriarchal mindset of medieval India.
