Mirwais Hotak
Mirwais Khan Hotak honourifically known as Mirwais Nika or Grandfather of Afghanistan was an Afghan Ghilji Chief who founded the Hotak dynasty in 1709 from Kandahar, Afghanistan after liberating the country from the Safavids.[1]
| Mirwais Hotak ميرويس هوتک | |
|---|---|
| Emir of Greater Afghanistan | |
 1961 Afghan post stamp of the Hotak dynasty | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Hotaki dynasty: 21 April 1709–November 1715 | |
| April 1709 | |
| Predecessor | George XI of Kartli (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 |
| Issue | Mahmud Hotak Husayn Hotak |
| Dynasty | Hotak |
| Mother | Nazo Tokhi |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
His son, Mahmud Hotak known as The Conqueror crossed over from Afghanistan and conquered Persia after defeating the Safavid Empire.[2]
Mirwais Hotak Media
The Greater Kandahar region (Candahar) during the Safavid dynasty and Mughal period
Gurgin Khan/George XI of Kartli
Map of the Hotak dynasty 1715
The mausoleum of Mirwais Hotak in the Kokaran section of Kandahar, Afghanistan
References
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Mīr Vais Khan
- ↑ Foran, John The Long Fall of the Safavid Dynasty: Moving beyond the Standard Views International Journal of Middle East Studies (1992)