State

Hotak dynasty

Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns (1709–1738)

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1709–1738
Founded
1709
Ended
1738
Capital
Kandahar
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Sunni Islam

Overview

The Hotak Empire (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني; Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) also known as the Hotaki Empire was an Afghan dynasty founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled parts of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful rebellion against the declining Persian Safavid empire in the region of Loy Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") in what is now southern Afghanistan.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (1)

  1. Ashraf Hotaki1725–1729

Records (5)

  1. 1729 — Battle of Murche-KhortBattle
  2. 1729 — Battle of MehmandostBattle · Persia ▸ Afghanistan
  3. 1729 — Battle of MurchakharBattle · Persia ▸ Afghanistan
  4. 1730 — Battle of ZarghanBattle · Persia ▸ Afghanistan
  5. 1737–1738 — Siege of KandaharSiege

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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