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    Shāh Mahmūd Hotak, (Pashto/Dari: شاه محمود هوتک), or Shāh Mahmūd Ghiljī (شاه محمود غلجي), also known by his epithet, The Conqueror (lived 1697 – April...
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    the fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty. An Afghan from the Ghilji Pashtuns, he served as a commander in the army of Mahmud Hotak during his revolt against...
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    The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions...
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    Ghilji tribe, he succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Mahmud Hotak in 1725. He was also a Pashto language poet. While his cousin Ashraf...
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  • Mir Ways ibn Shah 'Alam, also known as Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: ميرويس خان هوتک; 1673-1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe of Pashtuns...
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  • Mirwais Hotak. He was the father of Ashraf Hotak, the fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty. Abdul Aziz was killed in 1717 by his nephew Mahmud Hotak. Abdul...
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  • and established Hotak rule in Iran. Mahmud Hotak was assassinated in 1725 by his cousin, Ashraf Hotak. Under Ashraf's rule, the Hotaks would be kicked...
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  • Sultanate. Mahmud Hotak, the Shah of Persia from 1722-1725. Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818 Shahanshah ibn Mahmud, the Kurdish...
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    taken the throne, he was opposed by many of his brothers. Among whom were Mahmud Shah Durrani and Humayun who had their respective regional zones of influence...
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    modern Afghan state, the Hotak Empire, in 1709. The Hotak Empire was formed after a successful uprising led by Mirwais Hotak and other Afghan tribal chiefs...
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    rebelled under the leadership of the warlord Mirwais Hotak. The latter's son and successor, Mahmud Hotak made an incursion into the country's centre, eventually...
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    Mahmud Shah Durrani (Pashto/Persian: محمود شاہ درانی) ; 1769 – 18 April 1829) was born Prince and later ruler of the Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) between...
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    Mughal Empire Mirwais Hotak – founder of the Hotak dynasty Abdul Aziz Hotak – ruler of the Hotak dynasty Mahmud Hotak – ruler of the Hotak dynasty and Shah...
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    Mirwais Hotak chief of the Ghilji tribe of Kandahar Province, gained independence from the Safavid Persians. From 1722 to 1725, his son Mahmud Hotak briefly...
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    Khan Hotak – Founder of Hotak Empire. Also known as the "Emir Of Greater Afghanistan". Abdul Aziz Hotak – Second Ruler of Hotak Empire. Mahmud Hotak – Second...
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  • production. In January 1721 the Pashtun Afghans, led by Mirwais Hotak and subsequently Mahmud Hotak, began a campaign against the Persians over the ruling of...
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  • Jean le Conquéreur Mehmed II (1432–1481), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mahmud Hotak (1717–1725), Afghan Shah of Persia Thutmose III (c. 1477 BC–1425 BC)...
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    Ottoman expansion into Persia continued, Ashraf Hotak, having recently toppled his brother, Mahmud Hotak from power, was claiming himself as the sole legitimate...
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    wives, fifteen sons, and ten daughters. Two of his grandsons, Sardar Hissam Mahmud el-Effendi and Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan, served as brigadiers in the...
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    declaring southern Afghanistan independent of Safavid rule. His son Mahmud Hotak conquered Iran in 1722, and the Iranian city of Isfahan remained the...
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    Ottoman expansion into Persia continued, Ashraf Hotak, having recently toppled his brother, Mahmud Hotak from power, was claiming himself as the sole legitimate...
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    refuge with the Ghiljis. They were later made political prisoners by Hussain Hotak, the Ghilji ruler of the Kandahar region. Nader Shah had been enlisting...
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  • However, Mir Wais Hotak was captured and imprisoned. He eventually died in 1715, and soon after his death, his son Mahmud Hotak took over his battle...
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    the chief of the Barakzai, Fateh Khan, took an important part in raising Mahmud Shah Durrani to the sovereignty of Afghanistan in 1800 and in restoring...
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  • Afghanistan, Mahmud Khan was eventually replaced by Daoud Khan. Weekh Zalmian Daoud Khan "Afghan Shahghasis. Written in Pashto by Mohammad Masoom Hotak. English...
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    blind man by tradition cannot be Emir, and so Shah Shuja's step-brother Mahmud Shah had Zaman blinded, however not killed. After coming to power in 1803...
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    Deposed and killed by Ashraf Hotak Afghan Rebellion Shah Mahmud Hotak 1697? son-in-law of Sultan Husayn son of Mirwais Khan Hotak 23 October 1722 – 22 April...
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    government. Mustufi Husain identified numerous people, including associates of Mahmud Tarzi such as Abd al-Rahman Ludin, and Abd al-Hadi Dawai. Mustufi Husain...
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    Ahmad Shah Baba High School, Mahmud Tarzi High School, Mirwais Hotak High School, Nazo Ana High School, Shah Mahmud Hotak High School, and Zarghuna Ana...
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    death in Tehran in 1946. Inayatullah and Khariya (Khariya, a daughter of Mahmud Tarzi) had Khalilullah Seraj (born 1910), Ruhullah Seraj (born 1911, died...
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