She tried to regain her power with help of her husband Malik Ikhtiar-ud-din Altunia, a chief of Bathinda, but both of them were killed. Her half-brother Muiz ud-Din Bahram proclaimed himself king while she was in Bathinda. In her almost four years of rule she established proper law and order, made governmental reforms, infrastructural improvements and encouraged trade. She gave up purdah and proved to be an efficient ruler both in administering her government and in leading forces at war. This led Razia to emerge as the new ruler. However, her half-brother Rukn ud din Firuz was made the Sultan following Iltutmish’s death, but he was later assassinated after being viewed as unfit to rule. She received training in administration and became heir apparent of Iltutmish after her full-brother Nasiruddin Mahmud died. She was the daughter of the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, and granddaughter of the first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb ud din Aibak. Razia Sultana was the fifth Mamluk Sultan and the only female ever to rule as the Sultan of Delhi. Place of Birth: Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India
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