Six months later Rukniddin and his mother were assassinated on 9 November 1236.
2 This made him very unpopular, and the people wanted a new Sultan. He let his mother, Shan Turkan, run the affairs of state while he indulged himself in pleasure and debauchery. Ruknuddin’s reign was very controversial. On 29 April 1236, the Muslim nobility chose Razia’s brother, Rukn ud din Firuz, to be the king instead. 1 This had never been done before, and it shocked the Muslim nobility. Itutmish chose her out of all his sons to succeed him on the throne because he believed his sons were corrupt. Razia was the daughter of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish. Razia Sultan was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Razia Sultan as portrayed in the TV series Razia Sultan (2015)(Screenshot/fair use)
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