However, she lost her throne to her stepbrother Muiz ud-Din Bahram due to an internal fight with Malik Altunia (governor of Bhatinda &later her husband). She even empowered women and promoted education by building schools, public libraries and research centres. In the four years of her rule, Razia fought many wars & expanded her sultanate. By way of response, Razia is said to have pointed out that the spirit of religion was more important than its parts, and that even the Muslim Prophet spoke against overburdening the non-Muslims. That is how a father looked beyond the societal norms and trained his daughter to rule. As sultana, Razia reportedly sought to abolish the tax on non-Muslims but met opposition from the nobility. In fact, when Razia’s father was on his deathbed, he decided to name Razia as his heiress because his surviving sons were not capable enough. She observed and formed her opinions and assisted her father in state affairs while growing up. Young Razia did not interact much with women, instead, she sat in the court with her father! She was not forced to follow Harem rules. Her father thought it was necessary for Razia to be trained in warfare, military & administration of the state to be a good and deserving queen. These scholars lived in Delhi and wrote in praise of the administration in anticipation of rewards from the monarch. They penned down events and accounts of governance and administration. The tawarikh were authored by learned secretaries and poets. So how did Razia become the ruler of Delhi? It’s simple, she was raised to be a powerful woman. Razia Sultan: The Bravest And The Only Woman Sultan. Imagine, the ruler of Delhi not only being a woman but also belonging to a family of slaves! That is challenging the power structures of society! The two of them rose to power & sat on the throne because they deserved it. Yes, not only did Razia’s family not belong to the nobles, her father and maternal grandfather were originally slaves. No, I am not talking about her competing with the male heirs to sit on the throne (of course, that was there!), I am talking about her family not belonging to the noble family. Young Razia that we are talking about now, was probably not even the rightful heir to the throne. But by doing just this can we call her a breaker of chains? If you thought this, read on! It seems, Razia was telling the world, I am equal to the men of this world & capable of ruling this sultanate just like any other male heir. Not just this, she gave up the pardah & traditional Muslim female attire of the time & adopted a gender-neutral attire. Well, she was the ruler of Delhi, not the wife of the Sultan, so she refused to be called a Sultana. Sultana, in her time, meant the wife or mistress of a Sultan. This is the woman who refused to be called a Sultana because it was gender-biased. If you thought Daenerys from GOT was a breaker of chains, here meet the real-life breaker of chains born in 1205.
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