Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
| Ya'qub ibn al-Laythیعقوب لیث صفاری | |
|---|---|
Ya'qub ibn al-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 | |
| Amir of the Saffarid dynasty | |
| Reign | 861–879 |
| Successor | Amr ibn al-Layth |
| Born | 25 October 840 Karnin (near Zaranj), Tahirid Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate (Modern-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 5 June 879 (aged 38) Gundeshapur, Saffarid State (Modern-day Iran) |
| Burial | Tomb of Yaghub Leys Safari, Gundeshapur, Dezful, Khuzestan, Iran |
| House | Saffarid |
| Father | Laith |
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth Saffar (Persian: یعقوب لیث صفاری, romanized: Ya'qub-e Leys-e Saffari; 25 October 840 – 5 June 879), was a coppersmith and the founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan, with its capital at Zarang (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 and a small part of Iraq. He was succeeded by his brother, Amr ibn al-Layth.