Ruhullah Khan was a Shia Muslim; Shi'ism was viewed with hostility by the Sunni Aurangzeb and most nobles of the court.
[4] Ruhullah Khan had a daughter named Aisha Begum, who was married to the Mughal prince Azim-us-Shan.
The siege progressed slowly, and eventually Aurangzeb sent both commanders to other missions; Ruhullah Khan was sent to Ahmadnagar in July.
Two months after the conquest, Ruhullah Khan was made governor of the province, replacing a former Golconda noble named Muhammad Ibrahim.
Ruhullah Khan was subsequently withdrawn from the field by Aurangzeb, who sent a new force to attack the fort.
[9]: 266–267 A primary source of Aurangzeb's reign relates an anecdote that on his deathbed, Ruhullah Khan insisted on converting from the Shi'ite faith to Sunnism; he asked emperor Aurangzeb to marry his two daughters to Sunnis, and have his last rites performed by a Sunni qazi.