Cunning Shah Turkan Vs. Determined Razia | History of Razia Sultan Pt2

Hi Everyone,

This article is the second one in the series on the history of Delhi Sultanate before Razia Sultan ascended the throne. It focuses specifically on the internal politics that were played out to prevent Razia from becoming the ruler in spite of her father selecting her as his heiress. We will look at the important people involved in this power play in this article.

http://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.in/2015/10/shah-turkan-razia-sultan-struggle-harem-life-pt2.html

Contents

Background
Shah Turkan: Journey from Slave Girl to Queen Mother
Shah Turkan's Petticoat Rule

Blinding & Execution of Qutbuddin, Step-brother of Sultan Ruknuddin Firoz
Revolt Breaks Out Against Sultan Ruknuddin Firoz and Shah Turkan

Razia Snatches the Opportunity to Contend for the Throne
Razia Takes the Fight to the Masses and Appeals for Their Support
Razia appeals to the public to protect her from the persecution of Shah Turkan

Conclusion and Brief Insight of Life in Harem


The next post will talk about the reign of Razia Sultan.

yaaay reading


thanks abhay...

will comment soon

OmG abhay ur timing is so perfect this ongoing in the show now😃

Really like your updates on this topic.. It really helps us to know the real story.. Thanks!

Originally posted by: SenRazia

Really like your updates on this topic.. It really helps us to know the real story.. Thanks!

Welcome buddy!
Thanks for responding. :)

unres 😃 i wish the cvs had shown ruknudin a the real one instead of showing him negative too🥱

While we are discussing the slave dynasty, it can be seen that many of the slaves were from good backgrounds who had been enslaved due to circumstances. For instance, Iltutmish himself was said to be from a Turkish noble family who was enslaved.

These slaves were extraordinarily talented, intelligent, courageous / reckless, and ambitious. Whether it was Iltutmish or Shah Turkan, it is amazing to note how former slaves rose to positions of pre-eminence in the Delhi Sultanate. Yaqut, who proved to be the undoing of Razia's glorious run as the first woman Sultan, too was an Abyssinian slave who rose to become Amir-ul-Umra.

Originally posted by: overactor

OmG abhay ur timing is so perfect this ongoing in the show now😃

Great read Abhay

Shah Turkan was one evil woman, if only Ruknu-din was capable of ruling himself, she did have brains but used in the wrong purpose.

Looks like the cvs of the show are abou to show the same, Razia demanding help of the masses and them seizing Turkan.

Thanks alot for this valuable information,

Sonu,
Right assessment of Shah Turkan - had brains but put it to wrong use and somewhere this also proved to be undoing of her son.

They are rushing very fast it seems, to catch up with the closing date of this show.!

Originally posted by: history_geek

Sonu,
Right assessment of Shah Turkan - had brains but put it to wrong use and somewhere this also proved to be undoing of her son.

They are rushing very fast it seems, to catch up with the closing date of this show.!