Abdul Aziz Hotak

Abdul Aziz Hotak
عبد العزیز هوتک
Emir of Afghanistan
ReignNovember 1715 – 1717
CoronationNovember 1715, Kandahar
PredecessorMirwais Hotak
SuccessorMahmud Hotak
BornKandahar
Died1717
Kandahar
Names
Abdul Aziz Hotak
DynastyHotak dynasty
FatherSalim Khan
MotherNazo Tokhi
ReligionSunni Islam

Shāh Abdul Azīz Hotak (Pashto/Dari: عبد العزیز هوتک; died 1717) was the second ruler of the Ghilji Hotak dynasty of Kandahar, in what is today the state of Afghanistan. He was crowned in 1715 after the death of his brother, Mirwais Hotak. He was the father of Ashraf Hotak, the fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty. Abdul Aziz was killed in 1717 by his nephew Mahmud Hotak.[1] The tradition of parricide continued as Mahmud died at the hands of his cousin and Abdul Azīz's son Ashraf.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lansford, Tom (2017). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. p. 205. ISBN 9781598847604.