[2], Ruknuddin was not an able ruler, and left the control of administration to his mother Shah Turkan. He breathed his last in 1229 a.d, in Bengal. Razia Sultan was the daughter of Iltutmish. In 1914, during excavations conducted under the supervision of Gordon Sanderson, the Superintending Archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India, the actual grave chamber was found. Razia demonstrated her capability by acting as an able regent with the support of a loyal minister of Iltutmish while the latter left Delhi in 1230 to invade Gwalior. [13], Razia then led an army out of the fortified city of Delhi to fight the rebels, and set up a camp on the banks of the Yamuna River. [22] Isami mentions that initially, she observed purdah: a screen separated her throne from the courtiers and the general public, and she was surrounded by female guards. [16] Razia's first military campaign directed at non-rebels was an invasion of Ranthambore, whose Chahamana ruler had asserted his sovereignty after Iltutmish's death. A mob then attacked the royal palace and detained Shah Turkan. Iltutmish, therefore, decided to nominate his daughter Raziya his successor who was a very clever, brave and bold lady. Sultan Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din[1] (r. 1236–1240), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. In September–October 1240, Sultan Muizuddin Bahram led an army against the forces of Altunia and Razia, and defeated them on 14 October 1240. Tomb of Nasruddin mahmud-Iltutmish’s Son (Mehrauli, Delhi). In 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed the fifth and the last storey. His father Ilam Khan was a leader of the Ilbari Turkic tribe. Unaware that other nobles in Delhi had joined Altunia in conspiring against her, Razia marched towards Tabarhinda ten days later. The first female ruler of India. Besides, the sons of Iltutmish and During Ruknuddin [21], The nobles who supported Razia intended her to be a figurehead, but she increasingly asserted herself. [25] Razia arrived in Delhi on 3 April 1240, and came to know that Altunia had rebelled against her in Tabarhinda. 9. But it was a new experiment and was against the feelings of the Muslims. [26] He formally ascended the throne on 21 April 1240, and the nobles pledged allegiance to him on 5 May 1240. She manipulated to prefix the title of Khudawand-i-Jahan to her name and rise to the position of “the greatest [of the ladies] of the sublime haram, and her place of residence was the royal palace”. [13], Nizamul Mulk Muhammad Junaidi, a 'Tazik' (non-Turkic) officer who had held the post of the wazir (prime minister) since Iltutmish's time,[14] refused to accept her ascension. [2] Razia was the eldest daughter of Iltutmish, and probably his first-born child. In the late 20th century, the local residents constructed a mosque near it. Shah Turkan, the mother of the Sultan, tried to act as dictator. Qutb al-Din Aibak (1150-1210) was a general of the Ghurid king Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori.He was in-charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Mu'izz ad-Din's death, he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty. Razia was a devotee of the Sufi saint Shah Turkman Bayabani, and the place where she is buried is said to be his hospice (khanqah). She caused royal orders and decrees to be issued in her name and tortured many favourite ladies of Iltutmish after his death. He did not have good opinion about his second son Ruknuddin Firoz as he was given to sensual pleasures and had no sense of responsibility. In 1229, Iltutmish’s eldest son, Nasir-ud-din Mahmud, died while fighting against the Mongols. Thus, by 1228, not only did Iltutmish’s control extend upto the Indus, but the whole of Multan and Sindh upto the sea came under his control. She won favour of the nobles and courtiers. Aibak outlined the Delhi Sultanate and its sovereign status; litutmish was unquestionably its first king. The first enlargement in 1211 by Iltutmish, successor of Aybak, trebled the size of its precincts and altered its proportion from a rectangle, in which the depth is larger than the width, to an oblong, absorbing the Qutb Minar into its They are: 1. Learn how your comment data is processed. About Qutb-ud-din Aibak The dynasty established by Qutb-ud-din Aibak came to be known as the Slave Dynasty ,because Qutb-ud-din was a original slavein in the dynasty of Iltutmish .Qutb-ud-din rose to become a general of Mohammad Ghori and eventually succeded him. [27] The nobles expected the new king to be a figurehead, and intended to control the affairs of the state through the newly created office of naib-i mamlakat (equivalent to regent), which was assigned to Ikhtiyaruddin Aitigin. [10] While Ruknuddin marched towards Kuhram to fight the rebels, Shah Turkan planned to execute Razia in Delhi. Razia performed her duties so well that after returning to Delhi, Iltutmish decided to name her as his successor. [23], In 1238–1239, Malik Izzuddin Kabir Khan Ayaz – the governor of Lahore – rebelled against Razia, and she marched against him, forcing him to flee to Sodhra. These nobles included Malik Izzuddin Muhammad Salari of Badaun, Malik Izzuddin Kabir Khan Ayaz of Multan, Malik Saifuddin Kuchi of Hansi, and Malik Alauddin Jani of Lahore. Aibak and Iltutmish both started out the same way — they were Minhaj is the only near-contemporary source that narrates this legend, and he did not witness the events or the alleged decree himself: he was in Gwalior at the time, and did not return to Delhi until 1238. According to the 14th century text Futuh-us-Salatin, she had asked the people to depose her if she failed to meet their expectations. Raziya (1236-1240) Although Iltutmish nominated his daughter Raziya as his successor, the Qazi of Delhi and Wazir put Ruknuddin Feroz on the throne. Delhi is said However after his sudden death in 1229 CE, Iltutmish became worried of a worthy successor as he felt all his surviving sons born of his other wives were incapable to rule. It got the tag of the world heritage site in 1993. However, the conspiracy was revealed to Razia on time and she was saved. [33][unreliable source? Muizzudin Bahram Shah 4. She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of the Subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi. Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish (Photo: Delhi-1860). [9] This situation became worse, when the Turkic-origin slave officers close to Ruknuddin planned killings of the Sultante's Tazik (non-Turkic) officers. The presence of the vault itself remained a mystery till the. This marked the first phase of Iltutmish’s consolidation of the Delhi Sultanat. Sultan Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din[1] (r. 1236–1240), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (reigned: 1211-1236) was the third ruler of the Slave dynasty. [12] Ruknuddin marched back to Delhi, but Razia sent a force to arrest him: he was imprisoned and probably executed on 19 November 1236, having ruled for less than 7 months. Razia assigned the iqta' of Lahore, formerly held by the slain rebel Alauddin Jani, to Malik Izzuddin Kabir Khan Ayaz, the rebel who had joined her. [6] According to historian Minhaj-i-Siraj, Iltutmish believed that his other sons were absorbed in pleasurable activities, and would be incapable of managing the state affairs after his death. [8], However, after Iltutmish's death, the nobles unanimously appointed his son Ruknuddin Firuz as the new king. He was joined by four Turkic nobles, who had also rebelled against Razia's predecessor Ruknuddin. The Sanskrit-language inscriptions of the Sultanate call her Jallaladina, while near-contemporary historian Minhaj calls her Sultan Raziyat al-Duniya wa'l Din bint al-Sultan. [26], She remains the only Muslim woman to have sat upon the throne of Delhi. He completed the famous Qutub Minar in Delhi, started by the founder of the dynasty, Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Rukn-Ud-Din Firoz Shah 2. He founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1211. His mother, Shah Turkan, who was, in fact, a maid-servant earlier, captured all the powers and proved a wicked conspirator. Razia's mother – Turkan Khatun was a daughter of Qutb al-Din Aibak,[3][5] and the chief wife of Iltutmish. He dethroned Aibak’s successor, Aram Shah, and moved the seat of the Sultan to Delhi. [3] The term "Sultana", used by some modern writers, is a misnomer as it means "the king's wife" rather than "female ruler". [11], Razia's ascension to the throne of Delhi was unique not only because she was a woman, but also because the support from the general public was the driving force behind her appointment. So, he decided to test them. The Chahamanas, in alliance with the Mewatis, captured a large part of present-day north-eastern Rajasthan, and carried out guerilla war around Delhi. Iltutmish, therefore, decided to nominate his daughter Raziya his successor who was a very cleaver, brave and bold lady. [32], Razia Sultan (1983) is a biopic on Razia Sultan, with Hema Malini taking the titular role. However, Saifuddin died soon after, and Razia appointed Malik Qutubuddin Hasan Ghuri to the newly created office of naib-i lashkar (in-charge of the army). Minhaj-us-Siraj praises Sultan Iltutmish in these words: “No king so benevolent, sympathetic, and reverent to the learned and the old ever rose by his own efforts to the cradle of Empire.” Although Professor Habibullah does not accept Iltutmish to be a great ruler, he mentioned, “He was an unusually able ruler who left his mark on every sheet of Sultanate’s activity.” However, shortly before his death, Iltutmish seems to have chosen his surviving eldest son Ruknuddin Firuz as his successor. She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of the Subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi. The Turkic nobles who supported her expected her to be a figurehead, but she increasingly asserted her power. IN 1220, AIBAK'S SUCCESSOR AND SON-IN-LAW ILTUTMISH IN 1220, AIBAK'S SUCCESSOR AND SON-IN-LAW ILTUTMISH COMPLETED A FURTHER THREE STOREYS. (According to one source, Iltumish’s eldest son Nasuddin Mahmud, had initially been groomed as his successor, but had died prematurely.) This, combined with her appointments of non-Turkic officers to important posts, led to their resentment against her. [29], The grave of Razia is located at Mohalla Bulbuli Khana near Turkman Gate in Old Delhi. She married one of the rebels – Ikhtiyaruddin Altunia – and attempted to regain the throne, but was defeated by her half-brother and successor Muizuddin Bahram in October that year, and was killed shortly after. There was a war with Aaram Shah at Jud (Delhi). Tomb of Iltutmish (Built-in 1235,) lies in the northwest of the compound, midway along the west wall of the mosque. [30], A ruined building in Kaithal is purported to be the site of Razia's original grave. Yildoz attempted to … Iltutmish was the first real Sultan of Delhi. The powerful Shamsi governors declared their indepen­dence as they were not prepared to be ruled by an incompetent ruler like Ruknuddin Firoz. [4], From the very beginning of her reign, Razia faced stiff opposition from nobles of Turkic origin. The two were supported by some other disgruntled Turkic nobles, including Malik Qaraqash and Malik Salari. According to Minhaj Siraj, the author of the contemporary chronicle Tabqat-i-Nasiri, “Shah Turkan” was a Turkish hand-maid, and the head [woman] of all the Sultan’s (Iltutmish’s) haram. [16] Razia appointed her loyalists to imperial household positions, including Malik-i Kabir Ikhtiyaruddin Aitigin as Amir-i Hajib and Malik Jamaluddin Yaqut as Amir-i Akhur. The Ilabari tribe used to have administrative & military elite called “Chihalgani” or the “Corp of Forty“. The Qutb Minar, also spelled as Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. A descendent of Turkic nobility, he was captured and enslaved. However, later, she started appearing in public dressed in traditional male attire, wearing a cloak (qaba) and a hat (kulah). The Qarmatian leader Nuruddin Turk had earlier condemned the Sunni Shafi‘i and Hanafi doctrines, and had gathered nearly 1,000 supporters from Delhi, Gujarat, Sindh, and the Doab. Altunia and Razia were forced to retreat to Kaithal, where they were deserted by their soldiers, and were killed by a group of Hindus. This is suggested by the fact that after becoming seriously ill, he had recalled Ruknuddin from Lahore to Delhi. While leaving for his Gwalior campaigin in 1231, Iltutmish left his daughter Razia as in-charge of Delhi's administration. One day he was seated, having his head anointed with some perfumed oil by the hands of the same slave girl, when he felt some tears fall on his head. During a rebellion against Ruknuddin, Razia instigated the general public against Shah Turkan, and ascended the throne after Ruknuddin was deposed in 1236. [3], Razia's grave is said to have been built by her successor and half-brother Bahram. The eldest Iltutmish had also created a new class of ruling elite of forty powerful military leaders, the Forty. He inquired of her the cause. Iltutmish was very much aggrieved at the premature death of his eldest son. During the first half of the 1220s, Iltutmish neglected Indus River Valley, which was contested between the Mongols, the Khwarazm kings, and Qabacha. [8] Another possibility is that the legend of Iltutmish nominating Razia as his successor is a false story circulated by Razia's supporters after her ascension. Later he nominated his daughter Raziya as his successor [13] However, Junaidi and other rebel leaders came to know about the plan, and escaped, pursued by Razia's forces. She had also bestowed favours upon another slave of Iltutmish – Ikhtiyaruddin Altunia, assigning him first the iqta of Baran, and then, the iqta of Tabarhinda. The 800 year old tomb’ hidden vault was discovered only in 1914 Muhazzabuddin had earlier served as deputy to the previous wazir Junaidi. Nasir-Ud-Din Mahmud Shah. She got killed some ladies of the harem of Iltutmish and deprived some more of their privy purses. Razia's name is also transliterated as Raḍiyya[2] or Raziyya. [20], When the news of Razia's arrest reached Delhi, the rebel nobles there appointed Muizuddin Bahram – a son of Iltutmish – on the throne. Razia appointed Malik Saifuddin Aibek Bahtu as the in-charge of her army, and conferred the title Qutlugh Khan upon him. She was a great warrior, born in 1205 belonging to Turkish Seljuks ancestry. Razia was fond of horse riding early in the mornings. Razia's ascension was challenged by a section of nobles, some of whom ultimately joined her, while the others were defeated. Image Source : Google Razia Sultan demonstrated her capability by acting as an able regent with the support of a loyal minister of Iltutmish while the latter left Delhi in 1230 to invade Gwalior. On making further inquiries it was found that the slave girl was his own sister. [4], Razia was born to the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, a Turkic slave (mamluk) of his predecessor Qutb al-Din Aibak. On looking up, he found that she was weeping. Iltutmish was succeeded by Razia's half-brother Ruknuddin Firuz, whose mother Shah Turkan planned to execute her. [6] When his nobles questioned this decision on the basis that he had surviving sons, Iltutmish replied that Razia was more capable than his sons. Iltutmish became the first sultan to appoint a woman as his successor when he designated his daughter Razia as his heir apparent. [3][4] The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. Razia was killed on 15 October 1240. But just as the first floor was built, Aibak died. At a congregational prayer, Razia instigated the general public against Shah Turkan. They secretly met with Razia, and the group planned to arrest other rebel leaders, including Junaidi. Saifuddin Kuchi and his brother Fakhruddin were captured, imprisoned, and later executed. Construction of the Qutb Minar was started in 1192 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Sultan of Delhi, and was carried on by his successor, Iltutmish. Therefore, he had a group of faithful slaves to protect him. From the north of the monument 20 steps lead down to the real burial vault. Ruknuddin’s reign was short. [20], In 1238, Malik Hasan Qarlugh, the former Khwarazmian governor of Ghazni, faced a Mongol threat, and sent his son to Delhi, probably to seek a military alliance against the Mongols. Subsequently, the fifth and the last … When Iltutmish died, the nobles unanimously appointed Ruknuddin as the new king. This group was known as Amir-i-Chahalgani, or The Forty. Kulsum Zamani Begum- A Daughter of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Raziya (AD 1236–40): Iltutmish nominated Raziya as his successor as he did not consider any of his sons worthy of the throne. Iltutmish announced his daughter, Razia Sultan, as his successor, but Amirs rejected his wishes, placed Ruk-ud-Din Firoz Shah on the throne. [19] In a major incident, the Shia Qarmatians carried out an attack on the Jama masjid in Delhi. [18], Minhaj mentions that soon, all the nobles from Lakhnauti in the east to Debal in the west acknowledged her authority. Badaoni states in his work, “I heard this story myself, from the emperor Akbar’s own lips, and the monarch stated that this anecdote had been orally traced to Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban himself.”. But the Muslim nobility had no intention of acceding to Iltutmish’s disregard of tradition in appointing a woman as heir, and after the sultan died on April 29, 1236, Razia’s brother, Ruknuddin Feroze Shah, was elevated to the throne instead. QUTB UD-DIN-AIBAK, FOUNDER OF THE DELHI SULTANATE, STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF THE QUTUB MINAR'S FIRST STOREY AROUND 1192. They had both been sold as slaves, in their early childhood, by their half-brothers; and thus had Almighty God saved him from committing a great sin. Rukhuddin Firoz could have ruled for a long time if he had acted wisely but his overwhelming ambitions and love for sensual pleasures defamed him and the people began to oppose him. He commissioned many buildings, including Mosques, Khanqhas (Monasteries), Dargahs (Graves) and a Hauz (reservoir) for pilgrims. She was South Asia’s first Muslim Ruler with extreme talent, bravery and administration. [7] Iltutmish ordered his officer mushrif-i mamlakat Tajul Mulk Mahmud Dabir to prepare a decree naming Razia as the heir apparent. And then his successor Iltutmish continued the work of his father-in-law, Aibak, and added more floors to this tower. [2], Iltutmish had groomed his eldest son Nasiruddin Mahmud to be his successor, but this son died unexpectedly in 1229. [28], After deposing Razia, the nobles at Delhi had distributed important offices and iqtas among themselves, ignoring claims of Ikhtiyaruddin Altunia, who had arrested Razia at Tabarhinda. Razia also saw this as an opportunity to win back the throne, and married Altunia in September 1240. His full royal title was Shams-ud-dunya w’al-din Abu al-Muzzafar Naib Amir Almu’minin Iltutmish – Nasir Amir-ul-mominin. On 5 March 1237, he and his supporters entered the mosque, and started killing the Sunnis assembled there for the Friday prayers, before being attacked by the citizens. However, Aaram Shah was ill qualified and very soon through a conspiracy appointed “Iltutmish” has Sultan of Delhi. Ala-Ud-Din Masud Shah 5. After the death of the commissioner, the Minar was added upon by his successor Iltutmish (aka Altamash) and much later by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, a Tughlaq dynasty, Sultan of Delhi in 1368 AD. This caused a dilemma for Iltutmish, who didn’t believe his other sons were worthy of being Sultan, while he saw more potential in Razia. This led to the murders of several important Tazik officers, including Junaidi's son Ziyaul mulk and Tajul Mulk Mahmud, who had drawn up the decree declaring Razia as the heir apparent. The duo's blinding and execution of Iltutmish's popular son Qutubuddin, combined with Shah Turkan's high-handedness, led to rebellions by several nobles, and even the wazir (prime minister) Nizamul Mulk Junaidi joined the rebels. Razia's own coins call her Sultan Jalalat al-Duniya wal-Din or as al-Sultan al-Muazzam Raziyat al-Din bint al-Sultan. From this Several nobles and the army pledged allegiance to Razia, and placed her on the throne,[11] making her the first female Muslim ruler in South Asia. With Iltutmish’s widow Shah Turkaan for all practical purposes running the government, Ruknuddin abandoned himself to the pursuit of personal pleasure and debauchery, to the considerable outrage of the citizenry. Sultana Raziyya 3. All of Shah Turkan’s 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. The complex was added to by many subsequent rulers, including Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Ala ud din Khilji as well as the British. A daughter of Mamluk Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia administered Delhi during 1231–1232 when her father was busy in the Gwalior campaign. The following points highlight the top five successors of Sultan Iltutmish. Immediately after Qutb-ud-din died, the Chihalgani appointed one Aram Shah as is successor. Daugther of Iltutmish, the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, the effective founder of Delhi Sultanate - Razia Sultana is the first female Muslim ruler of South Asia. One of the momentous measures of Iltutmish was that he changed his capital from Lahore to Delhi, and it for the first time became the capital of Hindustan. Razia received the prince courteously, assigned him the revenues of Baran for his expenses, but refused to form an alliance against the Mongols. [18] Chroniclers such as Isami, Sirhindi, Badauni, Firishta, and Nizamuddin Ahmad attribute Razia's intimacy with Yaqut as a major cause of her downfall. Nasiruddin Mahmud was the most renowned prince and the ablest son of Iltutmish. It is the first surviving tomb of a Muslim ruler in India. Iltutmish became the first sultan to appoint a woman as his successor when he designated his daughter Razia as his heir apparent. [18] The post of Amir-i Akhur had previously been held by officers of Turkic origin, and Yaqut was of Abyssinian origin: therefore, Razia's Turkic officers resented this appointment. Aaram shah was defeated easily and after that what happened to him, nobody knows. She had ascended the throne with support of the general public of Delhi rather than that of the powerful Turkic-origin provincial governors. She used to confer lavish presents upon the nobles of the court in order to win support for her son for the throne. Mention any two administrative measures of iltutmish - 33308863 [16], Immediately after ascending the throne, Razia made several important appointments. Following Aibak’s death, his successor, Iltutmish (AD 1210–35) erected three more storeys over the first floor of this minaret. Another grave, said to be of her sister Shazia, is located beside her grave. ltutmish’s full name was Shams-ud-din Iltutmish . Razia directed Malik Qutubuddin Hasan Ghuri to march to Ranthambore: he was able to evacuate the Turkic nobles and officers from the fort, but was unable to subjugate the Chahamanas. Razia also sent a force to re-assert Delhi's control over Gwalior, but this campaign had to be aborted. What was relatio… She was deposed by a group of nobles in April 1240, after having ruled for less than 4 years. Iltutmish was the first king to appoint a woman as his official successor named Razia Sultan. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. (b) Turkish She also conspired to assassinate Razija. Alauddin Jani was killed at the Nakawan village, and his head was later brought to Delhi. The next three floors were added by his son-in-law and successor, Iltutmish. After some indecisive skirmishes, the rebel leaders Muhammad Salari and Izzuddin Kabir Khan Ayaz decided to join Razia. Shah Turkan had ordered a deep ditch to be dug in the riding path of Razia for her to trip and be killed. Iltutmish, also called Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish, Iltutmish also spelled Altamsh, (died April 29, 1236), third and greatest Delhi sultan of the so-called Slave dynasty.Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, whom he succeeded in 1211., whom he succeeded in 1211. Later he was killed and Razia became Sultan. Raziya al-Din (r. 1236–1240), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of the Indian Subcontinent. Because the area beyond Sodhra was controlled by the Mongols, and because Razia continued to pursue him, Izzuddin was forced to surrender and accept Razia's authority once again. which can be translated into “the blessed of the earthly world and of the faith”. For other uses, see, Project Continua: Biography of Sultan Raziyya bint Iltutmish, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sultan_Razia&oldid=1003099343, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from January 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from October 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 11:53. Junaidi fled to the Sirmaur hills, and died there. After Aitigin's death, Altunia lost all hope of realizing any benefits from Razia's overthrow, and decided to ally with her. [17] She appointed Khwaja Muhazzabuddin as her new wazir (prime minister), and conferred the title Nizamul Mulk upon him. [18], Razia's increasing assertiveness and her appointment of non-Turkic people to important posts created resentment among the Turkic nobles. The striking white cenotaph pays homage to the memory of Iltutmish but the actual grave remains hidden in the vault below the tomb. Theme Rustic 2.1.x by Patrick BagbyPowered by WordPress. ], In 2015, & TV started airing Razia Sultan, a TV series on the life of Razia, starring Pankhuri Awasthy as Razia and Rohit Purohit as Altunia. At Tabarhinda, the rebel forces killed her loyalist Yaqut, and imprisoned her. To rule from Delhi and the group planned to execute her as the first Sultan to Delhi of his,... 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