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Mirwais Khan Hotak (میرویس خان ہوتکی) also known as Mir Vais Ghilzai (1673 – November 1715) was an influential tribal chief of the Ghilzai Pashtuns from Kandahar Afghanistan who founded the Hotaki dynasty that ruled a wide area in Persia and Afghanistan from 1709 to 1738. After revolting and killing Gurgin Khan in April 1709 he then twice defeated the powerful Safavid Persian armies in southern Afghanistan.

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active years end year
1715-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1709-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1722-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Afghanistan, Kandahar
death date
1773-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Afghanistan, Kandahar
place of burial
Afghanistan, Kandahar
predecessor
George XI of Kartli
successor
Abdul Aziz Hotak
title
Emir of Greater Kandahar

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