Razia Sultan

Raziya al-Din (1205 in Budaun  – October 13, 1240), throne name Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ, usually referred to in history as Razia Sultana, was the Sultan of Delhi in India from 1236 to May 1240. Like some other princesses of the time, she was trained to lead armies and administer kingdoms if necessary. She was the first female ruler. She refused to be addressed as Sultana because it meant "wife or consort of a Sultan". She would answer only to the title "Sultan."