Abdul Aziz Hotak

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Abdul Aziz Hotak
عبد العزیز هوتک
Emir of Greater Kandahar
ReignHotak Empire: 1715–1717
Coronation1715
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 now the modern 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.

Early life

Abdul Aziz was born in a wealthy and politically connected family in the

Pashtun people
.

Hajji Amanullah Hottak reports in his book that the Ghilji tribe were the original residents of

Ghor or Gherj. This tribe migrated later to obtain lands in southeastern Afghanistan and then grew in number in this region.[1]

Greater Kandahar (Candahar) during the Safavid dynasty and Mughal period.

In 1707, Kandahar was in a state of chaos due to it being fought over for control by the

Ottoman empire. He had studied carefully all the military weaknesses of the Safavids while he spent time in their court.[2][3]

In 1709 Mirwais and Abdul Aziz began organising their countrymen in preparation for a major uprising. When a significant number of the Safavid garrison were on an expedition outside the city, followers of Mirwais and Abdul Aziz fell on the remainder and killed the greater number of them, including Gurgin Khan.[3]

The

forcefully convert them from Sunni to Shia Islam.[2] After Gurgin Khan and his escort were killed in April 1709, the Hotak tribe took control of the city and the province.[4] The Pashtun rebels then defeated a large Qizilbash and Persian army, sent to gain control over the area.

Several half-hearted attempts to subdue the rebellious city having failed, the Persian Government despatched Khusraw Khán, nephew of the late Gurgín Khán, with an army of 30,000 men to effect its subjugation, but in spite of an initial success, which led the Afgháns to offer to surrender on terms, his uncompromising attitude impelled them to make a fresh desperate effort, resulting in the complete defeat of the Persian army (of whom only some 700 escaped) and the death of their general. Two years later, in 1713, another Persian army commanded by Rustam Khán was also defeated by the rebels, who thus secured possession of the whole province of Qandahár.[3]

— Edward G. Browne
, 1924

Death

Abdul Aziz sided with the Persians and re-entered the suzerainty of Safavid Iran, which proved unpopular with fellow Afghans. Mahmud Hotak, his nephew, seeing that his father, Mirwais Hotak's achievements would be washed away, assembled many of his fathers loyal followers, and entered the royal palace. Mahmud Hotak himself killed Abdul Aziz, and ascended the throne of the Hotaks at the age of 18.[5]

Abdul Aziz was buried at a mausoleum next to his brother in the Kokaran section of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mirwais Neeka". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-06-050508-0
    . Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. ^ a b c "AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA DURING THE LAST TWO CENTURIES (A.D. 1722–1922)". Edward Granville Browne. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 29. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  4. ISBN 978-0-8160-5056-7
    . Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  5. ^ Ali Maiwandi, Mohammed (1958). Afghanistan: The National Awakening. Punjab Educational Press. p. 15.
  6. Nancy Hatch Dupree. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )

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Preceded by
Emir of Afghanistan

1715–1717 		Succeeded by
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