History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c66.s2.2

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∗ Tavernier calls him 'a prince of Arabia', 'a relative of the Grand Shaikh of Mecca' (i. 161—162.) Azad Bilgrami alleges that he was the offspring of a runaway marriage between Sayyid Masum (a scholar and devotee of Persia) and a sister of Shah Abbas II, and that his full name was Sayyid Nizam-ud-din Ahmad of Najaf. Fryer says (i. 83—84) that Abul Hasan was chosen as heir by the king of Golkonda at the instigation of Sayyid Muzaffar. For the Golkonda succession, K. K. ii. 309—313 (full.) M.A. 143 calls Abul Hasan "brother's son to Abdullah," but the word brother is loosely used in India for any kind of cousin.