Ashraf Hotak

Shah Ashraf Hotak, also known as Ashraf Ghilzai (died 1730), son of Abdul Aziz Hotak, is the fourth ruler of the Hotaki dynasty.

An Afghan from the Ghilzai Pashtuns, he serves as a commander in the army of Shah Mahmud during their conquest of the Persia Empire.

Ashraf participates in the Battle of Gulnabad against the Persians and gains victory.

He succeeds to the throne (Shah of Persia) in 1725 after the death of his cousin Mahmud.

he nephew of Mirwais Hotak, his reign is noted for the sudden decline in the Hotaki Afghan Empire under increasing pressure from Turkish, Russian, and Persian forces.

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