Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

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Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar was the 9th-century founder of the Saffarid dynasty in Sistan, a former coppersmith who rose to power as a military leader and challenged Abbasid authority in eastern Iran and beyond.

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instanceOf Saffarid ruler ⓘ
dynasty founder ⓘ
emir ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
activePeriod 9th century ⓘ
attemptedToCapture Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle Battle of Dayr al-Aqul NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleOutcome defeat at Dayr al-Aqul ⓘ
birthPlace Sistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zaranj NERFINISHED ⓘ
challenged Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith Abbasid governors in the East ⓘ
Tahirid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 879 ⓘ
deathPlace Gundeshapur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jundaysabur NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Saffarid NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicBackground Iranian ⓘ
founded Saffarid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor campaigns against the Abbasids ⓘ
campaigns against the Tahirids ⓘ
establishing an independent Iranian power ⓘ
overthrowing local rulers in Sistan ⓘ
rapid military conquests in eastern Iran ⓘ
languageContext Persianate world NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledGroup band of Sistanian warriors ⓘ
legacy early Iranian dynastic independence from Abbasid rule ⓘ
foundation of Saffarid power in Sistan and Khorasan ⓘ
militaryTitle amir ⓘ
nameInArabic يعقوب بن الليث الصفار NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation coppersmith ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
warlord ⓘ
politicalStatus de facto independent from Abbasids ⓘ
predecessorAsRulerOfSistan Salih ibn al-Nadr NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roseFrom coppersmith guild ⓘ
ruledRegion Fars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kerman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of Afghanistan ⓘ
sibling Amr ibn al-Layth NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialOrigin artisan background ⓘ
successor Amr ibn al-Layth NERFINISHED ⓘ

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al-Mu'tamid → facedRebellionFrom → Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar ⓘ