Jamal ud-Din Yaqut was an African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman who was a close confidant of Razia Sultan, the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate in India. Yakut was the puppet of Razi
Detail of Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (right, standing) from a miniature painting of Razia Sultan holding court ("durbar") with identifying inscriptions, by Gulam Ali Khan, circa 19th century.