1236 CE · political transition statecraft
Razia Becomes Sultan of Delhi
In 1236, Razia, daughter of Iltutmish, succeeded to the throne of Delhi. She ruled as Sultan until 1240 and remains the only woman to have occupied the throne of the Delhi Sultanate in her own right.
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