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  1. Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of Sultan
    1. Mohammed Ghori
    2. Mohammed of Ghazni
    3. Iltutmish
    4. Alauddin Khilji
Correct Option: C

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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