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Raziya al-Din (r. 1236–1240 AD), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She is notable for being the first female ruler of the Indian Subcontinent. She was the first ruler, who ascended the throne , by the support of the public and not by hierarchy . A daughter of Mamluk Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, Razia administered Delhi during 1231-1232 when her father was busy in the Gwalior campaign.