Hotak dynasty

The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني‎; Persian: سلسلهٔ هوتکیان‎) was an Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful revolution against the declining Persian Safavid overlords in the region of Loy Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") in what is now southern Afghanistan. At its peak, the Hotak dynasty ruled briefly over an area which is now Afghanistan, Iran, western Pakistan and some parts of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Hotak dynasty

The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني‎; Persian: سلسلهٔ هوتکیان‎) was an Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful revolution against the declining Persian Safavid overlords in the region of Loy Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") in what is now southern Afghanistan. At its peak, the Hotak dynasty ruled briefly over an area which is now Afghanistan, Iran, western Pakistan and some parts of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.