Mirwais Khan Hotak
Male, Deceased Person
1673 – 1715
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Who was Mirwais Khan Hotak?
Mirwais Khan Hotak, also known as Mir Vais Ghilzai, was an influential tribal chief of the Ghilzai Pashtuns from Kandahar, Afghanistan, who founded the Hotaki dynasty that existed from 1709 to 1738. After revolting and killing the Safavid Persian governor over the region, Gurgin Khan in April 1709, he declared what is now southern Afghanistan independent. He is widely known as Mirwais Neeka.
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- Born
- 1673
Herat - Also known as
- Mir Wais Khan Khotak
- Mir Waiz
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Died
- Nov 1, 1715
Kandahar
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on July 23, 2013
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