Mirwais Hotak
| Mirwais Hotak ميرويس هوتک | |
|---|---|
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
Sketch work of Mirwais Hotak | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 21 April 1709 – November 1715 |
| Coronation | April 1709 |
| Predecessor | Soltan Hoseyn (As Shah of Iran) |
| Successor | Abdul Aziz Hotak |
| Born | c. 1673 Kandahar, Safavid Iran |
| Died | November 1715 (aged c. 42) Kandahar, Hotak dynasty |
| Burial | Kokaran, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Spouse | Khanzada Sadozai |
| Issue | Mahmud Hotak Husayn Hotak |
| Dynasty | Hotak |
| Father | Salim Khan |
| Mother | Nazo Tokhi |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mirwais Khan Hotak (c. 1673 – November 1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Hotak sub-tribe of the Ghilji tribe of Pashtuns of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the short-lived founder of the Hotak dynasty.
In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating George XI of Kartil, the Safavid Persian governor, Hotak declared independence of the Loy Kandahar region, now southern Afghanistan. Hotak is widely known as Mirwais Nikə (ميرويس نيکه) or Mirwais Baba (ميرويس بابا)—"Mirwais the Grandfather" in Pashto.