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Establishment of the Saffarid Dynasty
In 861 CE, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar rose in Sistan, overthrowing the local Abbasid-appointed governor and establishing the Saffarid dynasty.…
Timeline
- 861Zaranj · SistanYa'qub ibn al-Layth led his followers in a coup in Zaranj, the capital of Sistan, expelling the Abbasid-appointed governor and proclaiming himself ruler, marking the founding of the Saffarid dynasty.
- 862–868Khorasan · PersiaYa'qub subsequently campaigned east into Khorasan, defeating the remnants of the Tahirids, and campaigned west into Fars, gradually gaining control over vast territories in eastern Iran and ruling as an independent monarch, no longer taking orders from Baghdad.
Sources
- Ṣaffārid Dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saffarid-dynasty
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4 — R. N. Frye (ed.) (1975)