Multiple choice general knowledge

THE FIRST WOMAN RULER OF INDIA WAS

  1. NOOR JAHAN

  2. RAZIA SULTAN

  3. CHAND BIBI

  4. MUMTAZ MAHAL
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Explanation

Razia Sultan (reigned 1236-1240) was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and one of the few female rulers in medieval India. She succeeded her father Iltutmish and ruled independently. Noor Jahan was a powerful Mughal empress but not an independent ruler, Chand Bibi defended Ahmednagar, and Mumtaz Mahal was Shah Jahan's queen.

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