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Razia Sultana. 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 ...
Jul 31, 2018 · Razia Sultana was the fifth Mamluk Sultan and the only female ever to rule as the Sultan of Delhi. History. Fast Facts. Date of Birth: c. 1205. Place of Birth: Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. Death: October 14, 1240. Place of Death: Delhi, Delhi Sultanate. Dynasty: Mamluk. Reign: November 10, 1236 to October 14, 1240.
Sep 21, 2017 · September 21, 2017. R enowned as the first Muslim female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia Sultan ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240. Never in the history of the Mamluk dynasty, had the title of ‘Sultan’ bestowed upon or used to address a woman, because a woman had never ruled before. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons.
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Aug 23, 2020 · Sultan Razia: The First and Only Female Royal of Delhi. Read Later. Print. On the eve of October 1240, two armies faced one another ready for battle. This was a last-ditch effort by Sultan Razia to recapture her throne which had been usurped by her brother. Razia was the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate.
Razia (1211–1240) First queen of India, who defied the norms of the time to reign as sovereign, and whose courage, intelligence and pragmatism remain unparalleled in medieval Indian history. Name variations: Razia Sultana or Sultana Razia; Raziya or Raziyya Sultana; Raziyyatuddin or Raziyat-ud-din; Razia Iltutmish (or Altamsh).
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 world.
Oct 13, 2017 · The story of Razia Sultan the only woman to sit on the throne of Delhi is confounding even today. In the staunchly patriarchal society of medieval India, the short four-year reign of Razia (1236-40 CE) is a significant milestone that makes her shine through the pages of history - not just here, but across the world.
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,...
Aug 16, 2023 · Razia Sultana was the first and the last woman Sultan of India who ruled from 1236 to 1240. Razia Sultan Left an Indelible Imprint on India’s History. After a successful rule of 25 years, when Sultan Iltutmish of the Slave dynasty in India lay on his deathbed, he made an extraordinary decision.
Mar 17, 2020 · Razia Sultan Iltutmish Bilqis-i Jihan Altunia Yaqut Shamsi dynasty Mamluk cross-dressing Delhi contesting the crown Minhaj al-Din Siraj Juzjani. Type. Chapter. Information. The Unforgettable Queens of Islam. Succession, Authority, Gender. , pp. 106 - 138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316389300.005. Publisher: Cambridge University Press.
