Razia Sultan was the 1st female Sultan of India and ruled the alley of Delhi from 1236 to 1240. She went against the odds to achieve the throne, such as conquering disagreements over her gender and her servant ancestry. During her rule , she demonstrated her courage as qualified and suitable ruler and was famous for her inflammatory actions, which ranged from donning men's attire to printing coins in her own image. In 1205, Razia Sultan was born into the family circle of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish as his daughter. Though Shams-ud-din Iltutmish arrived in Delhi to work as a servant of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, he had motivated the ruler with his talent and had been selected as a country executive. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish wanted to communicate those similar type to all his children, including Razia Sultan and ensured that they were properly educated and learned archery, martial arts and management. On 30th April, 1236, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish had lost his life and had chosen Razia Sultan as his legitimate successor. The Muslim majesty didn't accept this, and so they set up her inexperienced brother , Rakh ud din Firuz, on the throne. His rule was controlled by Shah Turkaan, the wife of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish came to an abrupt end and after six months, and Rakh ud din Firuz and Shah Turkaan were murdered. On 10th November, 1236, Razia was finally managed the sovereignty to the kingdom. Razia Sultan ascended the throne as Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ, and quickly substituted her purdah with men's clothing. She classically issued coins in her name, indicating herself to be the pillar of the women and Queen of the times. She was delighted with her kingdom, and worked on defeating new areas and nourishing it. She also made developments in its management, and set up schools, academies and municipal libraries through her reign. The Turkish magnates were dissatisfied by Razia's productive rule, and her claimed association with Jamal ud-Din Yaqut , an Abyssinian Siddi, a servant. Regardless of her intelligent practices, she was arrested, and her brother, Muziruddin Bahram Shah, seized the throne once Jamal ud-Din Yaqut had passed away. Malik Altunia, the administrator of Bhatinda grew to fell in love with Razia Sultan's attractiveness and wit and took her as his wife. He fought against the Turkish magnates and was confident enough to win Razia Sultsn back to the kingdom . He arranged an investment on the position of his successor. Together, Razia Sultan and Malik Altunia had moved forward towards Delhi but failed in the conquest. On 13th October 1240 Razia Sultan and Malik Altunia were defeated by Bahram. Razia Sultan and Malik Altunia eloped from Delhi after their defeat and entered Baithal the next day. Through their leftover forces, they were murdered by the Hindu Jats, who had looted them. Up to this point, the last resting place is still not known to the people, as there are no verifying excavations or recorded proofs. The place of her tomb might be situated in Baithal, Delhi or Tonk. But her outcome has remained the passage of time; women throughout the ages has generated her name in the tunes and their mythology spreading her tale across distant lands.
