Abdul Aziz Hotak

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.

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
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