Why Rukh-nud-din Firoz shah dethroned?
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Shah Turkan, the mother of the Sultan, tried to act as dictator. She got killed some ladies of the harem of Iltutmish and deprived some more of their privy purses. Qutbuddin, a very young son of Iltutmish, was also blinded and put to death by her. She also conspired to assassinate Raziya. All her cruel activities roused a feeling of hatred among the nobles and they realized their mistake. Revolts cropped up in many parts of the Sultanate of Delhi. Raziya also took advantage of these revolts and chaos and she presented herself in the mosque on one Friday wearing red robes and requested the public for help. She also highlighted the cruelties of shah Turkan in such a way that the people who were already fed up with the reign of Ruknuddin Firoz Shah and Shah Turkan, promised to support her. Besides the people of Delhi, she also had the support of the army. Ruknuddin was dethroned after about seven months of reign. He died on November 19, A.D. 1236 in confinement