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Shah Tukran is Iltutmish’s mistress who later becomes his second wife. She is extremely beautiful and manipulative to the extent of being evil. Shah Turkan is very ambitious and desires to see her son as the next Sultan. She was a courtesan and spoil of a war who Iltutmish granted a special place in his life and heart.
Iltutmish's mother-in-law and Qutub Beigum's mother; she is Qutub-ud-din Aibak’s widow. She is regal, strict and religious. She is authoritarian and has angst against Iltutmish as he killed her son. She is the harem in-charge and forbids Iltutmish to speak in the matters of the harem.
Iltutmish now the Sultan of India was once Qutub-ud-din's favourite slave but Qutub chose him to be the next sultan over his own son. Iltutmish is fair and just and believes in equality. He is very fond of Razia however his love for Turkan makes him lose his objectivity sometimes. He is powerful yet generous; a magnetic persona and aura of greatness.
Altunia was an ex-slave and Razia's first love. Altunia is ambitious and becomes a ruler because of Iltutmish's favors. Altunia gets jealous and angry easily, someone who would do anything to rise to the throne but at same time has immense love for Razia. He is stylish, rakish, rogue, risk taker and a very skilled mercenary.