Ashraf Ghilzay

by Tucker, Ernest

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Ashraf Ghilzay ruled over a considerable portion of Iran as Ashraf Shāh from 1137/1725 until 1142/1729. Ashraf was the eldest son of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (r. 1127-9/1715–7), a brother of Mīr Vays (the mayor of Qandahar who launched an Afghan uprising against the Ṣafavids in 1121/1709 and ruled independently 1121–7/1709–15). He was a leader of the Hotak tribe of the Ghilzay Pashtūn confederation. Ashraf was a leader in the Afghan invasion of Iran in 1133–5/1721–2, but upon the

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Ashraf Ghilzay ruled over a considerable portion of Iran as Ashraf Shāh from 1137/1725 until 1142/1729. Ashraf was the eldest son of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (r. 1127-9/1715–7), a brother of Mīr Vays (the mayor of Qandahar who launched an Afghan uprising against the Ṣafavids in 1121/1709 and ruled independently 1121–7/1709–15). He was a leader of the Hotak tribe of the Ghilzay Pashtūn confederation. Ashraf was a leader in the Afghan invasion of Iran in 1133–5/1721–2, but upon the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1132

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eng Islam

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Tucker, Ernest

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