Razia Sultan Tomb

This guide to Razia Sultan Tomb, hidden in a narrow lane of Old Delhi, tells of the only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate, chosen by her father Sultan Iltutmish over his own sons after she governed the capital well in his absence. It follows how she seized the throne from nobles who crowned her brother instead, then rode unveiled through the city on elephant-back and promoted an Ethiopian officer to one of the court's highest posts. Listen for the coins she minted, and the titles she gave herself.