Question

Briefly explain the role of Raziya sultana and relate it with the women ruler of UAE

Answer 1

Radhiyah bint Iltutmish or popularly known as Razia Sultana (Persian: رَضِيَه سُلْطَان), known in Arabic: رَضِيَة بِنْت إِلْتُتْمِش‎; c. 1205 – 14 October 1240) was the empress regnant of the Delhi Sultanate from 10 October 1236 to 14 October 1240. A member of the Mamluk dynasty, she is known for being one of the few women in history to have ruled a large empire[1] and the first sovereign female ruler in both Islamic and Indian history.[2]

Sultana Raziya

Sultanah of Delhi

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Billon Jital of Razia

5th Sultana of the Delhi Sultanate

Reign

10 October 1236 − 14 October 1240

Coronation

10 October 1236

Predecessor

Rukn ud din Firuz

Successor

Muiz ud din Bahram

Born

c. 1205

Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died

14 October 1240 (aged 34-35)

Kaithal, Delhi Sultanate

Burial

Bulbul-i-Khan near Turkmen Gate, Delhi

Spouse

Malik Altunia

Full name

Raziya Begum bint Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish

Regnal name

Jalâlat-ud-Dîn Raziyâ

House

Mamluk dynasty

Father

Iltutmish

Mother

Qutub Begum

Religion

Islam

An efficient ruler, according to Persian historian Minhaj-i-Siraj, she was sagacious, just, beneficent, the patron of the learned, a dispenser of justice, the cherisher of her subjects, and of warlike talent, and endowed with all the admirable attributes and qualifications necessary for a monarch. She is also famous for her romantic involvement and legends with her lover and later husband, Malik Ikhtiar-ud-din Altunia, a ruler of Bengal and Bhatinda.[3]

At the zenith of Razia's power, her empire included large parts of today's modern Pakistan, India and Bangladesh