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Abdul Aziz Hotak

1700 - 1717

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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 today the 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Aziz Hotak is the 14,909th most popular politician (down from 14,103rd in 2024), the 123rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 111th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdul Aziz Hotak ranks 14,905 out of 19,576. Before him are John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Tlepolemus. After him are Menyhért Lónyay, Josef Tošovský, Adad-shuma-usur, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Mary E. Peters, Nikolai Ottovich von Essen, William Joseph Simmons, Fausto Bertinotti, Hama Amadou, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Abdul Aziz Hotak ranks 36. Before him are Pietro Bracci, Khariton Laptev, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Nathaniel Bliss, and Mary Delany. After him is Anthony de la Roché. Among people deceased in 1717, Abdul Aziz Hotak ranks 11. Before him are Samuel Bellamy, Anna Leszczyńska, Magnus Stenbock, Nicolaes Witsen, Jean Jouvenet, and Abraham Darby I.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Abdul Aziz Hotak ranks 123 out of 177. Before him are Amr ibn al-Layth (null), Sultan Ali Keshtmand (1935), Ali Shah Durrani (1800), Ayub Shah Durrani (1800), Anahita Ratebzad (1931), and Malalai of Maiwand (1861). After him are Kader Khan (1937), Atiq Rahimi (1962), Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), Hussain Hotak (null), Ahmad Zia Massoud (1956), and Antimachus I (-200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Abdul Aziz Hotak ranks 87. Before him are Heliocles I (-200), Amr ibn al-Layth (null), Sultan Ali Keshtmand (1935), Ali Shah Durrani (1800), Ayub Shah Durrani (1800), and Anahita Ratebzad (1931). After him are Hussain Hotak (null), Ahmad Zia Massoud (1956), Antimachus I (-200), Sitara Achakzai (1957), Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961), and Ismail of Ghazni (null).

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