Razia became the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate.
On November 9, 1236, Razia Sultana ascended the throne of Delhi as Sultan, following the deposition of her half-brother Rukn ud-Din Firuz. Her accession marked a historic moment as she became the first and only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, defying deeply entrenched gender norms of her era and setting a precedent as the first female Muslim ruler in the Indian subcontinent.
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