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On which designation Razia Sultan appointed Yakut?

Jamal ud-Din Yaqut (also Yakut) was an African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman who was a close partner of Razia Sultana. He was Razia’s close advisor and friend. She appointed him to the important post of administrator of the royal stables. She awarded Yaqut the title ofAmir-al-Khayl (Amir of Horses) and later the much higher Amir al-Umara (Amir of Amirs).


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