Question

who had killed Razia sultan and why

Answer 1

Razia Sultana popularly known as Razia Sultan was the daughter of Iltutamish who begun life as a Turk slave and later became the Sultan of Delhi.He also has a son named Nasiruddin Mahmud who died suddenly in 1229 AD.Iltutmish was at a loss as to a successor because he felt that none of his several surviving sons, born of his other wives, were worthy of the throne.So he appointed Razia as his heir to the throne. But after his death in 1236,Razia’s half brother Rukn ud-din Firuz was elevated to the throne.On 9 November 1236, both Rukn ud din and his mother Shah Turkaan were assassinated after only six months in power. With reluctance, the nobility agreed to allow Razia to reign as Sultana of Delhi.

Her half-brother Muiz ud-Din Bahram proclaimed himself king while she was in Bathinda. She tried to regain her power with help of her husband Malik Ikhtiar-ud-din Altunia, a chief of Bathinda, but both of them were killed in 1240.

Answer 2

iltemish became the first sultan to appoint a woman as his successor when he designated razia as his apparent . razia was the first and only female ruler of delhi sultanate .