Emir of Afghanistan
1673 Kandahar, Safavid Iran
November 1715 (;42) Kandahar, Hotak dynasty
28 April 1975 – 30 April 1975
18th century Afghani tribal chief of the Ghilji Pashtuns who founded the Hotak dynasty Emir of Greater Afghanistan Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: مير ويس خان هوتک ) , (1673–1715), was an influential Pashtun (Ghilji tribe) from Kandahar, Afghanistan, who was the founder of the Hotak dynasty that existed from 1709 to 1738. After revolting and assassinating the Safavid Persian governor over the region, Gurgin Khan, in April 1709, he declared the Loy Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") region in what is now southern Afghanistan independent. He is widely known as Mīrwais Nīkə (ميرويس نيکه) or Mīrwais Bābā (ميرويس بابا, "Mirwais the father") in the Pashto language.
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