Question

Who was Raziya? Why was she not accepted as a Sultan in spite of being talented?

Answer 1

Raziya was Sultan Iltumish's daughter. She became Sultan in $1236$. She was very talented. According to the chronicler of the age, Minhaj-i-Siraj, she was more able and qualified than all her brothers. But she was not accepted when she became a ruler. Those were the days when women were not allowed to enjoy independent identity. They were supposed to be subordinate to men. This led to her removal from the throne in $1240$.