Question

Write a note on Raziya Sultan. 

OR  

‘Raziya was a powerful woman ruler’ – Write your opinion about this.

Answer 1

• After the death of lltutmish, his daughter Raziya Sultan ascended the throne of Delhi in 1236 A.D.
• This efficient and capable Queen was the first woman ruler of Delhi.
• Raziya wore outfits of males in the court.
• She even got her name engraved on stones and coins.
• She was an ambitious Queen.
• According to a historian named Minhas-e-Siraj, “’Raziya was more capable and efficient ruler ‘ than her brother. But being a woman, she was not accepted as a ruler.”
• Some conventional and orthodox people of Delhi could not digest the idea of a woman ruling over them.
• The Amir Umraos disliked her and so they ended her rule in Delhi.
• Thus, a powerful and efficient Queen became the victim of the male-dominated society.
• For a period of six years, after her death, there was a complete disorder in Delhi.