Razia succeeds Iltutmish and becomes the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate in her own right.
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Razia succeeds Iltutmish and becomes the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate in her own right.
Ghiyasuddin Balban becomes Sultan after years as the dominant noble and chief minister under Nasiruddin Mahmud.
Alauddin Khalji seizes the throne after the killing of Jalaluddin Khalji and establishes himself as Sultan at Delhi.
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