Ya'qub ibn al-Layth, Persian emir (born 840)

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Safarid Dynasty Amir from 861 to 879

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth Saffar, was a coppersmith and the founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan, with its capital at Zaranj. Under his military leadership, he conquered much of the eastern portions of Greater Iran consisting of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan,…