Mahmud Hotak
| Mahmud Hotak محمود شاه هوتک | |||||
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| Shah Emir The Conqueror | |||||
Sketch of Mahmud Shah Hotak | |||||
| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
| Reign | 1717 – 22 April 1725 | ||||
| Coronation | 1717, Kandahar | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdul Aziz Hotak | ||||
| Successor | Hussain Hotak | ||||
| Shah of Iran | |||||
| Reign | 23 October 1722 – 22 April 1725 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 October 1722, Isfahan | ||||
| Predecessor | Soltan Hoseyn | ||||
| Successor | Ashraf Hotak | ||||
| Born | 1697 Kandahar, Safavid Empire | ||||
| Died | April 22, 1725 (age 27) Isfahan, Hotak dynasty | ||||
| Spouse | Shahbanu Alamiyan Govhar Sultan Safavi | ||||
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| House | Hotak | ||||
| Father | Mirwais Hotak | ||||
| Mother | Khanzada Sadozai | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||
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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.