Afghanistan is the source of the Hotak Kingdom.
Afghanistan . The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires . Hotak . The first king to take power in Kandahar , Afghanistan , was Mirwais Hotak ( 1673 -- 1715 ) .