BrigitteDugdale: minor updated references to improve readability and fixed typos

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-'''Shah Turkan''' was a [[mistress (lover)|mistress]] of [[Iltutmish]], the [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk]] ruler of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], and the mother of his successor, [[Rukn ud din Firuz]]. After the death of Iltutmish, Ruknuddin indulged himself in the pursuit of pleasure and left his mother to handle the affairs of the state. Turkan had been a Turkish hand-maid and had risen to take control of the Sultan's harem. She took this opportunity to wreak vengeance against all those who had slighted her in the past. Consequently, Ruknuddin's rule turned unpopular and paved the way for the ascension of [[Razia Sultana]].<ref name="Chandra">{{cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Satish|title=Medieval India : from Sultanat to the Mughals.|date=2004|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788124110645|page=48|edition=Revised|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5eFzeyjBTQC|accessdate=26 May 2017}}</ref>
+{{Short description|Mother of sultan Ruknuddin Firuz}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category: Delhi Sultanate]]
+==Source==
 [[Category:13th-century Indian Muslims]]
 [[Category:13th-century Indian people]]
 [[Category:13th-century Indian women]]
-[[Category:Indian queen consorts]]
+[[Category:Slave concubines]]
-[[Category:Spouses of sultans]]
+[[Category:Indian slaves]]
-{{India-royal-stub}}
+[[Category:13th-century slaves]]

>Gotitbro: + 5 categories using HotCat

2021-03-02T17:33:07Z

+ 5 categories using HotCat

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
'''Shah Turkan''' was a [[mistress (lover)|mistress]] of [[Iltutmish]], the [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk]] ruler of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], and the mother of his successor, [[Rukn ud din Firuz]]. After the death of Iltutmish, Ruknuddin indulged himself in the pursuit of pleasure and left his mother to handle the affairs of the state. Turkan had been a Turkish hand-maid and had risen to take control of the Sultan's harem. She took this opportunity to wreak vengeance against all those who had slighted her in the past. Consequently, Ruknuddin's rule turned unpopular and paved the way for the ascension of [[Razia Sultana]].<ref name="Chandra">{{cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Satish|title=Medieval India : from Sultanat to the Mughals.|date=2004|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788124110645|page=48|edition=Revised|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5eFzeyjBTQC|accessdate=26 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Delhi Sultanate]]
[[Category:13th-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:13th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:13th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:Indian queen consorts]]
[[Category:Spouses of sultans]]
{{India-royal-stub}}

Shah Turkan - Revision history

BrigitteDugdale: minor updated references to improve readability and fixed typos

>Gotitbro: + 5 categories using HotCat