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.Encyclopædia Britannica Mīr Vais Khan His son, Mahmud Hotak known as, The Conqueror, crossed over from Afghanistan and conquered Persia after defeating the Safavid Empire.Foran, John The Long Fall of the Safavid Dynasty: Moving beyond the Standard Views International Journal of Middle East Studies (1992)

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