Mirwais Hotak
Afghan ruler and founder of the Hotak dynasty (1673–1715) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mir Ways ibn Shah 'Alam,[1] also known as Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: ميرويس خان هوتک; 1673-1715)[2] was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe of Pashtuns[3][4] of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the founder of the Hotak dynasty.[5]
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Mirwais Hotak ميرويس هوتک | |
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Emir of Greater Afghanistan | |
Emir of Afghanistan | |
Reign | Hotak dynasty: 1709–1715 |
Coronation | April 1709 |
Predecessor | Gurgin Khan (as governor of Kandahar under the Safavids) |
Successor | Abdul Aziz Hotak |
Born | 1673 Kandahar, Safavid Iran |
Died | November 1715 (aged 41–42) Kandahar, Hotak dynasty |
Burial | Kokaran, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Spouse | Khanzada Sadozai |
Issue | Mahmud Hotak Husayn Hotak |
Dynasty | Hotak dynasty |
Father | Salim Khan |
Mother | Nazo Tokhi |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating George XI of Kartil, the Safavid Persian governor, Hotak declared independence of the Loy Kandahar region, now southern Afghanistan.[6] Hotak is widely known as Mīrwais Nīkə (ميرويس نيکه) or Mīrwais Bābā (ميرويس بابا)—"Mirwais the Grandfather" in Pashto.[7][8]