Shams ul-Mulk Shams ud-Daula Abu'l Fateh Khan was the thirteenth direct descendant of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar, a Punjabi Muslim Sufi whose lineage is traced to Omar bin Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam.

Abu'l Fateh Khan died at Pongel while on his way to face Tipu Sultan during the 2nd Mysore War on 1 January 1791.

This began the tradition of the Nizam's daughters marrying noble young men from the House of Paigah.

[2] Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan's descendants include his great-grandson Asman Jah, who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad and Amir.

[3][4] He built the Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower,[5] Falaknuma Palace,[6][7] and the Spanish Mosque.