Malik Altunia was the governor

Governor

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 of Bhatinda (Punjab

Punjab (India)

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) in India

India

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 under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate

Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...

 under the Mamluk Sultanate. He led a revolt against Razia Sultana

Razia Sultana

Razia al-Din , throne name Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ , usually referred to in history as Razia Sultan, was the Sultan of Delhi in India from 1236 to May 1240. She was of Seljuq slave ancestry and like some other Muslim princesses of the time, she was trained to lead armies and administer kingdoms if...

, the Sultana

Sultana (title)

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 of Delhi

Delhi

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 and his childhood friend. To escape death, Razia agreed to marry Altunia. Altunia and Razia undertook to take back the sultanate from Muizuddin Bahram Shah

Muiz ud din Bahram

Muiz ud din Bahram was the sixth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty . He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish and brother of Razia Sultan . While his sister was in Bathinda, he declared himself king with the support of forty chiefs...

, her brother, through battle, and both were killed on October 14, 1240 (some sources say October 13) near present day Kaithal in Haryana.