9 moments

1. Birth at Budaun

   1205-01-01 · Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   Razia was born at Budaun, the opening documented location of her life. The year is approximate in the source; the coordinate is the modern settlement representative point.

2. Administered Delhi during Iltutmish's Gwalior campaign

   1231-01-01 · Delhi, India

   

   While Iltutmish campaigned at Gwalior, Razia was left responsible for Delhi's administration, an early exercise of government authority. The source dates her administration to 1231–1232; this card uses the supported starting year and a city representative coordinate.

3. Field camp on the Yamuna

   1236-01-01 · Yamuna River bank, Delhi, India

   

   Razia personally led an army out of Delhi against opposing nobles and established a camp on the Yamuna's banks. The campaign followed her accession; the exact camp location is unrecorded. Coordinates are a representative point on the Yamuna beside historic Delhi.

4. Public appeal during the succession crisis

   1236-01-01 · Delhi, India

   

   In Delhi, Razia appealed publicly against Shah Turkan during the rebellion against Ruknuddin; the ensuing movement led to her elevation to the throne. The source establishes the event in 1236 but does not identify the specific prayer site.

5. Received a Khwarazmian prince

   1238-01-01 · Delhi, India

   

   Razia received the son of Malik Hasan Qarlugh in Delhi and declined a military alliance against the Mongols. The meeting venue within Delhi is not specified.

6. Campaign against the Lahore governor

   1239-01-01 · Lahore region, Punjab, Pakistan

   

   Razia campaigned against the rebel governor of Lahore, pursuing him until he again accepted her authority. The text proves Razia's personal campaign but does not specify a precise battlefield or confirm her presence within the city itself; coordinates represent Lahore, the campaign's named center.

7. Imprisonment at Tabarhinda

   1240-04-01 · Tabarhinda (modern Bathinda), Punjab, India

   

   Razia marched from Delhi against Altunia, but her army rebelled at Tabarhinda, where she was imprisoned after Yaqut was killed. The source fixes her departure as ten days after 3 April but does not provide a calendar day for the imprisonment. Coordinates represent modern Bathinda, identified with historical Tabarhinda.

8. Returned to Delhi before Altunia's revolt

   1240-04-03 · Delhi, India

   

   Razia arrived in Delhi from the Lahore campaign and learned that Altunia had revolted at Tabarhinda. The source does not identify her arrival point within Delhi.

9. Final retreat and death near Kaithal

   1240-10-14 · Kaithal, Haryana, India

   

   After defeat in her attempt to recover Delhi, Razia and Altunia reached the Kaithal area, where a scholarly account dates their killing to 14 October 1240. Sources differ on the exact day of death; the main Wikipedia infobox gives 15 October 1240, while this scholarly source gives 14 October. Coordinates represent Kaithal because the precise killing site is not identified.