Hotak rule in Iran

Hotak rule in Iran was a state in Iran (Middle East) that lasted from 1722 to 1729 CE, about 7 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Pashtun Hotak chiefs from Kandahar defeated the Safavids at Gulnabad and starved Isfahan into surrender in 1722. Nader Afshar drove them out in 1729.

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Facts

Dates

1722 to 1729 CE

Duration

7 years

Type

State

Region

Iran, Middle East

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Isfahan

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Safavid Empire 1501 to 1736 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Emirate of Diriyah 1727 to 1818 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE
• Kingdom of Imereti 1260 to 1810 CE
• Ottoman Hejaz and Yemen 1517 to 1918 CE
• Emirate of Mount Lebanon c. 1516 to 1842 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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