Accession 1672 Death 1699 Abul Hasan was Abdullah Qutb Shah’s son-in-law. Known also as Tana Shah. He proved an able ruler and a staunch defender against the Mughal might. He is remembered as a benign and tolerant king who placed his people’s prosperity and well-being above everything else. He was the last king of Golconda. It was during his reign that the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb after a siege of 8 months was able to storm into the fortress when the gates were opened by a traitor in 1687. Abul Hasan was taken prisoner first to Bidar and then to Daulatabad (Aurangabad) where he died in prison after 12 years of captivity. Jan Sapar Khan, one of the nobles of Aurangzeb, accompanied Abul Has an upto Daulatabad and later was made the governor of the Deccan.