However, tensions rose as the other rulers of the time could not dare accept a woman as their Sultan. An appointed female heir, let alone ruler, was unheard of before Razia. Iltutmish never discriminated against his daughter, providing her with the same education as her brothers in martial arts and administration, allowing her to blossom into the woman she'd become known for. Bold. Assertive. Valiant. She commanded the general public to support her and instigated a mob to attack the palace and capture Shah Turkan, her father's concubine, who planned to execute Razia as she placed her son, Razia's half-brother, Ruknuddin Firuz in charge under her control.