Mirwais Hotak
| Mirwais Hotak ميرويس هوتک | |
|---|---|
| Emir of Greater Afghanistan | |
Sketch work of Mirwais Hotak | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | Hotak dynasty: 21 April 1709–November 1715 |
| Coronation | April 1709 |
| Predecessor | Gurgin Khan (as governor of Kandahar under the Safavids) |
| Successor | Abdul Aziz Hotak |
| Born | 1673 Kandahar, Safavid Iran |
| Died | November 1715 (aged 41–42) 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 (Pashto/Dari: ميرويس خان هوتک; 1673-1715) was an Afghan ruler from 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 Mīrwais Nīkə (ميرويس نيکه) or Mīrwais Bābā (ميرويس بابا)—"Mirwais the Grandfather" in Pashto.