Razia Sultana
1205 – 1240 · 35 years · Delhi · Asia
The only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate; she governed in men's attire before being overthrown by the nobility.
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Contemporaries around the world
Europe
- Frederick II — "Wonder of the World", polyglot emperor who regained Jerusalem without a fight, 11 years older
- Saint Louis (Louis IX) — crusader king canonised as a saint, 9 years younger
- Rudolf I — first Habsburg king, who won Austria for his house, 13 years younger
- Francis of Assisi — saint, founder of the Franciscans, 23 years older
- Philip II Augustus — king who took Normandy from the Plantagenets, 40 years older
- Thomas Aquinas — theologian and philosopher, 20 years younger
Eastern Europe & Russia
- Alexander Nevsky — Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince, 16 years younger
- Yaroslav II of Vladimir — first Russian prince to receive a patent to rule from the Horde, 14 years older
- Yuri II of Vladimir — grand prince of Vladimir killed fighting the Mongols on the Sit, 16 years older
Middle East
- Rumi — Sufi poet, 2 years younger
Africa
- Sundiata Keita — founder of the Mali Empire, 12 years younger
Asia
- Kublai Khan — Great Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty, 10 years younger
- Genghis Khan — founder of the Mongol Empire, 43 years older
- Jayavarman VII — King of the Khmer Empire, 83 years older
The world in their lifetime
- 1206 Temüjin proclaimed Genghis Khan — aged 1, Asia
- 1206 Founding of the Delhi Sultanate — aged 1, Asia
- 1215 Magna Carta — aged 10, Europe
- 1223 Battle of the Kalka River — aged 18, Eastern Europe & Russia
- 1237–1240 Mongol invasion of Rus' — aged 32, Eastern Europe & Russia
- 1240 Batu Khan takes Kiev — aged 35, Eastern Europe & Russia