Mahmud Hotak

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 22, 1725), was the ruler of the Hotak dynasty who overthrew Safavid dynasty to become the king of Persia from 1722 until his death in 1725.

Mahmud Shah Hotak
محمود شاه هوتک
Shah
Emir
The Conqueror
Sketch of Mahmud Shah Hotak
Shah of Persia
Reign23 October 1722 – 22 April 1725
Coronation23 October 1722 (as Shah of Persia)
PredecessorSoltan Hoseyn
SuccessorAshraf Hotak
Emir of the Hotak dynasty
Reign1717-1725
Coronation1717
PredecessorAbdul Aziz Hotak
SuccessorAshraf Hotak
Born1697
Kandahar, Safavid Empire
DiedApril 22, 1725 (age 27)
Isfahan, Hotak dynasty
SpouseShahbanu Alamiyan Govhar Sultan Safavi
Names
Mir Mahmud Shah Hotak
HouseHotak dynasty
FatherMirwais Khan Hotak
MotherKhanzada Sadozai
ReligionSunni Islam
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