Who was the ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687?

1. A

   Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

   (a) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah. The last Qutb Shahi sultan, known as Tana Shah, ruled Golkonda when Aurangzeb took the fort in 1687 after a long siege. Official key.

2. B

   Sikandar Adil Shah

   (b) Sikandar Adil Shah. Sikandar was the last Adil Shahi of Bijapur, whose fort fell in 1686, a year before Golkonda.

3. C

   Ali Adil Shah II

   (c) Ali Adil Shah II. Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur died in 1672, fifteen years before 1687.

4. D

   Shayasta Khan

   (d) Shayasta Khan. Shaista Khan was Aurangzeb’s maternal uncle and a Mughal subahdar (Bengal, Deccan), not the king inside Golkonda.

Summary. Official key is (a) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah. Golkonda’s 1687 fall ended the Qutb Shahi line; the besieged ruler was Abul Hasan (Tana Shah). Bijapur’s Adil Shahis are the neighbouring Deccan trap (1686). Shaista Khan is a Mughal general, not a Golkonda sultan.