Razia Sultan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Razia Sultan, based on 2 World History Database records associated with India.

2 records1236–12402 events2 places

Chronological biography

1236

Accession1236

House / House of Delhi Sultans · Sultan · Delhi Sultan · Delhi

Razia succeeds Iltutmish and becomes the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate in her own right.

1240

Defeat and Death1240

House / House of Delhi Sultans · Sultan · Delhi Sultan · Kaithal

Razia loses power during a rebellion, attempts to recover Delhi with Altunia, and is killed near Kaithal after their defeat.

Titles and roles

Sultan · Delhi Sultan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.