Mohammad Khan Baloch | |
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Governor of Kohgiluyeh, Khuzestan, fars | |
Born | 1698[1] |
Died | 1729[1] Ali Qapu, Isfahan |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mohammad Khan Baloch (Balochi:محمد هان بلوچ) was a baloch military commander and statesman during Safavid dynasty and Afsharid Persia.[2]
He joined the Mahmud Hotak that toppled the safavid dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Hotak dynasty and he was sent to the Ottoman embassy on behalf of them. After returning to Iran and the fall of the Afghans, he was one of the commanders of Nader Shah's army, and de facto governor of many areas and gained control over the southern states of Iran.[3]