| Ya'qūb-i Layth-i Saffārیعقوب لیث صفاری | |
|---|---|
| Amir of the Saffarid dynasty | |
 Ya'qub ibn Layth standing on the roof in full armour, folio from a manuscript of Husayn Kashifi's Akhlaq-i Muhsini. Created in Shiraz, Safavid Iran, 16th century | |
| 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 |
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.
- ^ C. E. Bosworth. The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. XI. p. 255.
The provincial Persian Ya'kub, on the other hand, rejoiced in his plebeian origins, denounced the Abbasids as usurpers, and regarded both the caliphs and such governors from aristocratic Arab families as the Tahirids with contempt. – Ya'kub b. al-Layth al Saffar
- ^ "Yaʿqūb ibn Layth al-Ṣaffār". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
- ^ "Saffarid Dynasty". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 15 July 2007.