Ya'qub ibn al-Layth Saffar was a coppersmith and the founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan, with its capital at Zarang. Under his military leadership, he conquered much of the eastern portions of
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
Silver Dirham of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth
Tomb of Ya'qūb-i Layth-i Saffār, near Dezful
The Statue of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, in Zabol, Iran
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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Muʿtazz bi-ʾLlāh, better known by his regnal title al-Muʿtazz bi-ʾLlāh was the Abbasid caliph from 866 to 869, during a period of extreme i
Gold dinar of al-Mu'tazz, minted at Samarkand in AH 253 (867 CE)
al-Mu'tazz Sends Gifts to Abdallah ibn Abdallah, from the Tarikh-i Alfi manuscript, c. 1592–1594