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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 13 2021 | None
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE OF RAZIYASULTAN: FIRST AND LAST WOMAN RULER OF DELHI, INDIA
Dilip Maity, Dr. Vandana Varma
Pages: 2882-2887
Abstract
Iltutmish put his daughter Raziya ahead of his son Ruknuddin Firoz to become the heir to the Delhi throne. Born in 1205, Raziya Sultan ruled the nation from 1236 to 1240. The first Muslim woman to ascend to the Delhi throne was Raziya Sultan. Because they disliked Raziya as Sultan of Delhi, the Delhi nobility plotted to have her removed. This setting centred on Raziya's accession to the throne and the struggles she encountered both before and after. The emphasis is also on her management of the nobility, her efforts to curb the influence of the Turks—who had turned against the monarchy—her coinage and monetary system, and her leadership of a nation in which, at least in India, there was hardly any historical precedence for a female head of state. But several events involving women overcoming male chauvinism contributed to her downfall. The nobility, who had ruled since Sultan Iltutmish's time, deposed her in a plot, thus ending her prosperous reign. In this article, historical evolution and administrative practice of Raziya Sultan: first and last woman ruler of Delhi, India has been discussed.
Keywords
Raziya Sultan, Woman, Ruler, Delhi, India.
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