taking advantage of the disturbed conditions, the qutab shahi ruler of golkonda, sultan quli qutab shah, invaded the coastal region and took possession of rajahmundry and the neighboring kingdoms. sultan quli was murdered and he was succeeded to the throne by his son jamshid qutab shah and then by his grandson subhan qutab shah. during his reign, ibrahim qutab shah had to ward off challenges from shitab khan and vidyadhar. the last ruler of this dynasty was abdul hasan tana shah, who ruled from 1672 to 1687.