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The decree naming Razia heir cost her three years, six months, and six days
A daughter of a slave-soldier claims the Delhi throne in broad daylight - and pays an unknown price for being named heir. What did it cost her?
The decree naming Razia heir cost her three years, six months, and six days
In this episode, we follow how Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din rose from daughter of a former slave to rule the Delhi Sultanate and the immediate conflicts her succession provoked. The episode traces the decree that named her heir, the court's refusal, and the chain of events that forced her to seize legitimacy in public - but what did that legitimacy demand of her?
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