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Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of Sultan - |
A. | Mohammed Ghori |
B. | Mohammed of Ghazni |
C. | Iltutmish |
D. | Alauddin Khilji |
Answer» C. Iltutmish | |
Explanation: In 1236 Iltutmish, on his death- bed, nominated his daughter Raziya as his heiress. But the nobles of the court were too proud to bow their heads before a woman, and disregarding the deceased Sultan's wishes, raised to the throne his eldest surviving son, Ruknud- din Firuz. |
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