Hussain Hotaki

Who is Hussain Hotaki?

Shah Hussain Hotaki, son of Mirwais Hotak, was the fifth and final ruler of the Hotaki dynasty. An ethnic Pashtun from the Ghilzai tribe, he succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Mahmud Hotaki in 1725. While his cousin Ashraf ruled Greater Persia from Isfahan, Hussain ruled the Afghanistan region from Kandahar.

Ashraf Khan's death marked the end of the Hotaki rule in Persia, but the country of Afghanistan was still under Hussain' control until 1738 when Nader Shah conquered it. It was only a short pause before the establishment of the last Afghan Empire in 1747.