Qutb Sultanate, Royal Palace.
Zafar Shah, the middle-aged sultan of the Qutbs, was seated on the ornate throne; beside him was his first son and the Crown Prince of the Qutbs, Aziz Shah. Despite popular belief that the Sultan of the Qutbs made the sultanate stronger than the previous generation,.
The man behind the radical change in the Qutbs was the crown prince, Aziz Shah. The crown prince of the Qutbs was widely established as the perfect heir for the Qutbs. Aziz Shah was not just willing to adapt; he was an open-minded individual, which made him act in favor of the larger populace of his kingdom.
In the end, the crown prince was held back by his own kingdom and religion. The religious scholars didn't allow progressive change, leading to the stagnation of the sultanate. In the end, he was bound to his religion.