Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi?

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The correct answer is Razia Sultan.Key Points

The first woman ruler of Delhi was Raziyya al-Din, commonly known as Razia Sultan.
She ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1236 to 1240.
Razia Sultan was the daughter of Sultan Iltutmish.
She became the first female monarch to ascend the throne of Delhi.

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Chand Bibi:

She is also known as Chand Sultana.
She was a notable female warrior in Indian history as the regent of the Ahmednagar Sultanate from 1596 to 1599 and earlier as the regent of Bijapur from 1580 to 1590.

Rani Roopmati:

She was a famous queen of Mandu, a city in the Malwa region of present-day Madhya Pradesh.
She was best known for her romantic and tragic love story with Baz Bahadur, the Sultan of Malwa, in the mid-16th century.

Manikarnika:

Her full name was Manikarnika Tambe, and she later became known as Rani Lakshmibai after her marriage to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, the ruler of Jhansi.
She was popularly known as Rani Lakshmiba.
She was the Queen of the princely state of Jhansi.
She was one of the most iconic leaders of India's First War of Independence in 1857.