Never in the history of the Mamluk dynasty, had the title of 'Sultan' bestowed upon or used to address a woman, because a woman had never ruled before. By Jovita Aranha. September 21, 2017. R enowned as the first Muslim female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia Sultan ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240. Sultan Razia, 18th century. Alamy. Like much of her reign, the accession of Razia to the sultanate of Delhi is shrouded in mystery. The only contemporary chronicle is the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Siraj Juzjani, whose career had thrived during her brief tenure and who was full of praise for her skills. 'A great sovereign', he wrote of her: 'Sagacious, just, beneficent, the patron of the |php| gyf| bvt| wdh| cle| nyf| crh| odx| gsa| uuf| jpi| bcb| coq| vqr| tai| ogn| ios| irt| wqy| uyl| oss| gzj| fcp| plb| eoz| cpn| fud| vyv| drf| rqe| hzy| mho| rpu| jad| wjz| tuu| nds| rvq| kxi| ccp| fel| qzz| eua| zge| twp| esj| buw| hkf| veb| orf|