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Hussain Hotak

ruled 1725–1738 · 18th century

Hussain Hotak was the last ruler of the Hotak dynasty, a younger son of Mirwais Hotak, who governed Kandahar from 1725. After the Afghans were driven out of Persia he held the city as an independent ruler. Nader Shah besieged Kandahar from 1737 and took it in 1738, ending the dynasty, and Hussain was sent into exile in Persia.

Hussain Hotak
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Hotak dynasty

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