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Razia Sultana
Sign in to saveAlso known as Razia Sultan, Razia, Radiyya bint Iltutmish
5th monarch of the Delhi Sultanate
Razia Sultana was the fifth ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, a major medieval Islamic kingdom in India. She is historically significant as a rare female monarch in a period and region where male rulers dominated political power.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Delhi Sultanate
- Place of birth
- Budaun
- Place of death
- Kaithal
- Father
- Iltutmish
- Occupation
- ruler
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Family
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Image
- Equestrian miniature painting of Razia Sultana, circa 18th century.jpg
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- date of death
- 1240-01-01
- date of birth
- 1205-00-00
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- Razia Sultana
- name in native language
- رضیہ سلطانہ
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseMamluk FatherIltutmish MotherTurkan Khatun ReligionSunni Islam
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din (Persian: سلطان رضیه الدنیا والدین; c. 1205 – 15 October 1240), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1236 until her deposition in 1240. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the Indian Subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi.
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