Multiple choice general knowledge history

who was the first women leader of india???

  1. Sarojni naydu

  2. Raziya Sultana

  3. Laxmi sehgal

  4. Indira Gandhi
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Explanation

Raziya Sultana (1236-1240) was the first and only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. She succeeded her father Iltutmish and ruled despite strong opposition from Turkish nobles. Sarojini Naidu was a freedom fighter and first woman governor, Lakshmi Sehgal was an INA commander, and Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister (much later, 1966).

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