Later, like some other princesses of the time, she was trained to administer a kingdom if required, in the absence of her father or her husband. Razia was a favorite of her father, and as a child was allowed to be present around him while he dealt with affairs of state. When Razia was five years old, Qutubuddin Aibak died and was succeeded by Iltutmish.
This was in contrast with her half-brothers Rukn ud din Firuz and Muiz ud din Bahram, who were the sons of former slave-girls, and thus grew up quite distant from the centers of power. Razia, being a member of the ruling family, grew up in privileged circumstances and was close to the levers of power both within the harem (where her mother was dominant) and in the court, where she was a favorite of both her maternal grandfather and her father. Razia also had a brother, Nasiruddin Mahmud. Qutub Begum was the mother of Razia, and Razia was thus a maternal granddaughter of Qutb ud din Aibak and Shamshad Begum (Valide Sultan). Iltutmish had been a great favorite of his master, Qutb ud din Aibak, the first Sultan of Delhi, so Aibak had his daughter Qutub Begummarried to Iltutmish. Razia Sultana was the daughter of Shams – ud – din Iltutmish, who had begun life as a Turkslave and ended it as Sultan of Delhi. She was famously the only female ever to rule the Delhi Sultanate The first women to sit on the delhi throne Razia Begum, sultan name, Razia al-Din (1205 – October 13, 1240), throne name Jalâlat-ud-Dîn Raziâ, usually referred to in history as Razia Sultan, was the Sultan of Delhi from 10 November 1236 – 14 October 1240.