The Saga of the Life, Rise, and Reign of the Great Woman-Sultan Razia. Granddaughter of Kutub-ud-Din Aybak and daughter of Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish, she became the first and only woman to ascend to the throne of the Delhi Sultanate. Sultan Iltutmish, Razia's father, regarded his three sons as utterly unfit to rule and decided to pass power to his daughter, who received an education no worse than her brothers. Even at a young age Razia demonstrated her administrative abilities. Her journey from princess to ruler of the Sultanate was not easy, but Razia possessed military talent, a keen and perceptive mind, which became the guarantee of a successful reign of the Delhi Sultanate.