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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
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Where was Razia Sultan defeated and assassinated?
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- A Palwal
- B Panipat
- C Jhajjar
- D Kaithal
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D Kaithal
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- Sultan Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din was mostly and popularly known as Razia Sultana.
- She was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent.
- She reigned from 1236 to 1240.
- In April 1240, She was deposed by a group of nobles after having ruled for less than four years.
- In October, She was defeated and killed by her half-brother and successor Muizuddin Bahram.