them was Qutbuddin, who had been blinded and executed. This incident led rebellion against Ruknuddin Firuz. Daughters Razia Sultana (c. 1205 – 15 October 1240) –with Turkan Khatun; she was the first and only female ruler of Delhi Sultanate, when her father leaving for his Gwalior campaign in 1231, Iltutmish left her as in-charge of Delhi's administration. She performed her duties so well that after his father returns, Iltutmish decided to name her as his successor. She ascended the throne in 1236 but overthrown in 1240. In 1240 during the imprisonment in Bathinda, she married Malik Ikhtiyar ud-Din Altunia. Both of them were killed in October 1240. Shazia Begum (probably died 1240) –with Turkan Khatun. not much known about her but Some sources said she was killed along with Razia and her tomb located beside Razia's grave in Mohalla Bulbuli Khanna near Turkman Gate in Old Delhi. She is said to be married to a statesman known as Izz-ud-din Balban-i-Khaslu Khan. Unnamed daughter (died after 1240) –with unnamed consorts; she was the sister of Muiz ud din Bahram, which he married the regent Amir-i-Hajib Malik-i-Kabir Ikhtiyaruddin Aitegin. References Bibliography Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) 1236 deaths Indian Sunni Muslims 13th-century Indian monarchs Year of birth unknown Turkic rulers 13th-century Turkic people Indian rulers