

He had begun building the Qutab Minar in Delhi, which was completed later by his successors. Qutab-ud-din Aibak was the first emperor of the Slave dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate was his creation. India was ruled by the Slave dynasty, who came from Turkey between 12 AD. She is known to have been both able and valiant and a symbol of feminist power in South Asia - not many women have achieved what Razia Sultan managed to do almost 800 years ago. It was fated that she should rule from 1236 to 1240, and during that period she was known as Sultan Razia. As the daughter of Iltutmish, the ruler of the Slave dynasty, she was fated to become the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi. But the fact was that Razia was referred to as “Sultan” and since also became the official ruler, she was naturally titled “Raja”. The ruins appear to be the remains of a rather large mausoleum dedicated to Razia Sultan, the first Empress of India. Your Getty Images representative will discuss a renewal with you.īy clicking the Download button, you accept the responsibility for using unreleased content (including obtaining any clearances required for your use) and agree to abide by any restrictions.The tablet next to the ruins has a strange combination of titles - “Tomb Raja Sultan”.

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