POLITICIAN
Razia Sultana
1205 - 1240

Razia Sultana
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din (Persian: سلطان رضیه الدنیا والدین; c. 1205 – 15 October 1240, r. 1236–1240), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi. A daughter of Mamluk Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia administered Delhi during 1231–1232 when her father was busy in the Gwalior campaign. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Razia Sultana is the 509th most popular politician (up from 3,112th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from India (up from 108th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Politician.
Razia Sultana was a woman who was the ruler of Delhi, India from 1236 to 1240. She is most famous for being the first female ruler of Delhi and for being the first woman to rule in the Muslim world.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Razia Sultana ranks 509 out of 19,576. Before her are Ahmed II, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tolui, Kocheril R. Narayanan, and Arcadius. After her are Eduard Shevardnadze, Omar al-Bashir, Jawaharlal Nehru, Józef Piłsudski, Kangxi Emperor, and Djoser.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmed II
1643 - 1695
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 503
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
1924 - 2015
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 504
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1937 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 505
Tolui
1191 - 1232
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 506
Kocheril R. Narayanan
1921 - 2005
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 507
Arcadius
377 - 408
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 508
Razia Sultana
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 509
Eduard Shevardnadze
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 510
Omar al-Bashir
1944 - Present
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 511
Jawaharlal Nehru
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 512
Józef Piłsudski
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 513
Kangxi Emperor
1654 - 1722
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 514
Djoser
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 515
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1205, Razia Sultana ranks 2. Before her is Pope Adrian V. After her are Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Tannhäuser, As-Salih Ayyub, Emperor Lizong, Elisabeth of Swabia, Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Demetrius of Montferrat, and Guy I de la Roche. Among people deceased in 1240, Razia Sultana ranks 3. Before her are Fibonacci, and Ibn Arabi. After her are Llywelyn the Great, Constance of Hungary, Raymond Nonnatus, Konrad von Thüringen, Jacques de Vitry, Caesarius of Heisterbach, Chormaqan, Hartmann, Count of Württemberg, and Skule Bårdsson.
Others Born in 1205
Go to all RankingsPope Adrian V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1205 - 1276
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 1
Razia Sultana
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 2
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1253
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 3
Tannhäuser
WRITER
1205 - 1270
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 4
As-Salih Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1249
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 5
Emperor Lizong
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1264
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6
Elisabeth of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1205 - 1235
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 7
Michael II Komnenos Doukas
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1271
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 8
Demetrius of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1227
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 9
Guy I de la Roche
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1263
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1240
Go to all RankingsFibonacci
MATHEMATICIAN
1170 - 1240
HPI: 89.74
Rank: 1
Ibn Arabi
PHILOSOPHER
1165 - 1240
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 2
Razia Sultana
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 3
Llywelyn the Great
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1240
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
Constance of Hungary
COMPANION
1180 - 1240
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 5
Raymond Nonnatus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1204 - 1240
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 6
Konrad von Thüringen
NOBLEMAN
1206 - 1240
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 7
Jacques de Vitry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1240
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 8
Caesarius of Heisterbach
WRITER
1180 - 1240
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 9
Chormaqan
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 10
Hartmann, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1240
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 11
Skule Bårdsson
POLITICIAN
1189 - 1240
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 12
In India
Among people born in India, Razia Sultana ranks 27 out of 1,861. Before her are Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Shah Rukh Khan (1965), Rudyard Kipling (1865), and Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921). After her are Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), Jamsetji Tata (1839), Vivien Leigh (1913), Ānanda (-600), Brahmagupta (598), and Rani of Jhansi (1828).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsBahadur Shah Zafar
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1862
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 21
Srinivasa Ramanujan
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1920
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 22
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1988
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 23
Shah Rukh Khan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 24
Rudyard Kipling
WRITER
1865 - 1936
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 25
Kocheril R. Narayanan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 26
Razia Sultana
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 27
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 28
Jamsetji Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1904
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 29
Vivien Leigh
ACTOR
1913 - 1967
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 30
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 31
Brahmagupta
MATHEMATICIAN
598 - 670
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 32
Rani of Jhansi
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1858
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 33
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Razia Sultana ranks 12. Before her are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Droupadi Murmu (1958), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), and Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921). After her are Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Zakir Husain (1897), Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), Chandragupta Maurya (-340), and Subhas Chandra Bose (1897).
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 6
Droupadi Murmu
1958 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
B. R. Ambedkar
1891 - 1956
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 8
Bahadur Shah Zafar
1775 - 1862
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 9
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
1924 - 1988
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 10
Kocheril R. Narayanan
1921 - 2005
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 11
Razia Sultana
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 12
Jawaharlal Nehru
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 13
Rani of Jhansi
1828 - 1858
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 14
Zakir Husain
1897 - 1969
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 15
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
1910 - 2009
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 16
Chandragupta Maurya
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 17
Subhas Chandra Bose
1897 - 1945
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 18