Aldine Razia (into Urdu: رضیہالدین), of its name Jalâlat ud-DIN Raziyâ (into Urdu: جلالترضیہالدین), known under the name of the Sultan Razia or Sultanine Razia (into Urdu: رضیہسلطانہ), is the only woman to have to reign on Delhi. She was born in 1205 and died in 1240. She was of Turkish ascent and as other princesses Musulman are in its time, she is involved to take the weapons and to manage a kingdom, if need be.

She succeeds her father Shams ud-DIN Îltutmish with the Sultanate of Delhi in 1236. His/her father had declared it heiress of the throne to the dépents of his sons. But when Iltutmush dies, one of its sons, Rukn ud-DIN Fîrûz Shâh, occupies the throne during nearly seven months. The sultana Razia, carried by the people, recovers his throne after having demolishes his brother in 1236, who was killed with the battle by noble Turkish of the court the same year.

The sultana Razia restores the order and the law in the country. She encourages the trade, builds roads, gardens, dig wells, supports the poets, the painters and the musicians, and founds schools and libraries. Sources also say that it tried to eliminate descriptions towards its subjects Hindou S.

To direct its country, it gives up the veil and adopts the male costume, is capped with a turban and carries a sword to the side. It makes of a slave Abbyssin appointed Jalal-ud-DIN Yaqut its personal assistant, which receives the title of “Master of the Stables” and becomes probably his lover, which exacerbates the dissatisfaction with the governors and noble Turkish who foments a succession of revolts.

Yaqut is assassinated, Raziyâ fights the rising of Altûnya, the governor of Bhatinda, which makes it captive but which falls under its charm and that she marries, thus finding freedom. The noble ones deposit it and crown his/her brother Muizz ud-DIN Bahrâm Shâh. Razia marries Malik Altuniya, the rebellious governor of Bhatinda and tries to recover its throne. Demolished by the alliance of noble Turkish, she flees. A peasant who had offered the lodging and cover to him keep silent during his sleep the October 13rd 1240. She is buried in the “Delhi Old man”, close to her sister Saziyaet. Bahrâm Shâh remains the only sultan of Delhi.

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