Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
Emir of the Safarid Dynasty from 861–879 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ya'qūb ibn al-Layth al-Saffār (Persian: یعقوب لیث صفاری; 25 October 840 – 5 June 879),[1] was a coppersmith and the founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan, with its capital at Zaranj (a city now in south-western Afghanistan). Under his military leadership, he conquered much of the eastern portions of Greater Iran consisting of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan as well as portions of western Pakistan[2][3] and a small part of Iraq. He was succeeded by his brother, Amr ibn al-Layth.
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Ya'qūb-i Layth-i Saffārیعقوب لیث صفاری | |
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Amir of the Saffarid dynasty | |
Reign | 861–879 |
Successor | Amr ibn al-Layth |
Born | 25 October 840 Karnin (near Zaranj), Tahirid Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | 5 June 879 (aged 38) Gundeshapur, Saffarid State |
Burial | Tomb of Yaghub Leys Safari, Gundeshapur, Dezful, Khuzestan, Iran |
House | Saffarid |
Father | Laith |
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