Amr ibn al-Layth | |
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Amir of the Saffarid dynasty | |
Reign | 879–901 |
Predecessor | Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar |
Successor | Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Amr |
Born | Unknown date Karnin, modern-day Afghanistan |
Died | 20 or 22 April 902 Cause of Death: Execution Baghdad |
House | Saffarid |
Father | Layth |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Amr ibn al-Layth or Amr-i Laith Saffari (Persian: عمرو لیث صفاری) was the second ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran from 879 to 901. He was the son of a whitesmith and the younger brother of the dynasty's founder, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar.