Mirwais Khan Hotak Biography | in pashto | ميرويس نيکه څوک وو

Mirwais Khan Hotak Biography | in pashto | ميرويس نيکه څوک وو Mir Ways ibn Shah 'Alam,[1] also known as Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: ميرويس خان هوتک)[2] (1673–1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe[3][4] of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the founder of the Hotak dynasty.[5] In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating George XI of Kartil, the Safavid Persian governor, Hotak declared independence of the Loy Kandahar region, now southern Afghanistan.[6] Hotak is widely known as Mīrwais Nīkə (ميرويس نيکه) or Mīrwais Bābā (ميرويس بابا)—"Mirwais the Grandfather" in Pashto #history #afghanistan #AbadKhanSafi