Born on February 18, 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England, Mary Tudor was the only child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon to survive into adulthood. Mary took the throne in 1553, reigning as the first queen regnant of England and Ireland.
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- Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany.
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Queen Mary I of England: She was the daughter of the infamous King Henry VIII, who sent her away to Wales at the age of 9, where she had health problems and issues with her father.
They were captured by Hindu Jats, who robbed and killed them on 25th of Rabi' al-awwal A.H. 638, which corresponds to October 14, 1240. Thus died, the first and last woman Sultan of Delhi, at the young age of 35.
As the irony of those times would have it, Razia Sultan failed as a ruler because she was a woman and failed as a woman because she was a ruler. As a woman she gave her heart to one of her generals, Altunia but because of her status as a ruler neither he accepted her at first nor did she find it appropriate.
Razia Sultan – The female sultan. Razia Sultan was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Razia was the daughter of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish. Itutmish chose her out of all his sons to succeed him on the throne because he believed his sons were corrupt.
How did raziya Sultan die?
Razia or Raziya (Persian: ???????) is an Asian feminine given name and an occasional surname which is Persianized and derived from the feminine form of the Arabic: "Radhiyyah", meaning "content, contented, pleased, satisfied". It may refer to the following people: Given name.
In reality, there is not any full form of India. In ancient times, India was known as 'Arayavart'. Other names are – 'Bharat' and 'Hindustan' in Hindi. The name India is derived from the word Indus which itself derived from the old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit Sindhu.
Virat Kohli: The undisputed king of cricket.
George VI continued to hold the title King of India for two years during the short Governor-Generalships of Lord Mountbatten and of C. Rajagopalachari until India became a republic on 26 January 1950. George VI remained as King of the United Kingdom and King of Pakistan until his death in 1952.
Bharatvarsh was a term used by ancient indians to refer to entire Indian subcontinent. But foreigners referred Bharatvarsh as India. There were many kings who ruled the entire Indian subcontinent and beyond. Any such king who conquers entire subcontinent is called Vikramaditya or Chakravarti Samrat.
Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC to 298 BC):
Founder of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya unified different states of India into one empire when the Indian sub-continent was about to fall apart. He is regarded as one of the greatest warriors ever born on the land of India.Pandyan Dynasty lasted from 300 BCE-1650 BCE. Approx 1950 years !!!!!!
During the peak era of Peshwa(Maratha), they were the most dominant power in India and had most of the area under their control. But they didn't control Delhi directly even after capturing it. The Marathas had gained control of a considerable part of India in the intervening period (1707–1757).
Bahadur Shah Zafar
| Bahadur Shah II |
|---|
| Mughal Emperor of India King of Delhi Badshah Shahanshah-e-Hind |
| 19th Mughal Emperor |
| Reign | 28 September 1837 – 21 September 1857 |
| Coronation | 29 September 1837 at the Red Fort |
The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540 CE) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century. In 1398, Timur Lang invaded India on the pretext that the Muslim sultans of Delhi were too tolerant of their Hindu subjects.
The "Middle" period lasted for about 1500 years and ended in the 13th century, with the rise of the Delhi Sultanate, founded in 1206, and the end of the Later Cholas (Rajendra Chola III, who died in 1279 CE).
Rulers of Delhi
| Sr. | Year (From-To) | Monarch/ Head of State |
|---|
| 22. | 1206 | Qutub-ud-Din Aybak |
| 23. | 1210 | Aram Shah |
| 24. | 1211 | Shams-ud-din Iltutmish |
| 25. | 1236 | Rukn-ud-din Firuz |
Since delhi was ruled by sultans for a longer period of time in history. From the time 1192 AD when the muslim genral Muhammad Ghor captured delhi from rajputs and started a dynasty of rulers which together with some other dynasties later, we call it delhi sultante.
