{"id":771,"date":"2025-01-19T00:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T00:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/?p=771"},"modified":"2025-02-03T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:37:28","slug":"saffarid-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/?p=771","title":{"rendered":"Saffarid Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"771\" class=\"elementor elementor-771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f42e095 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f42e095\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3211837c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3211837c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saffarid Dynasty (861\u20131003)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639c8cb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"639c8cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58033c95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58033c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5.9,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fea980f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fea980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Saffarid Dynasty<\/strong>\u00a0was one of the first independent Iranian dynasties after the Arab conquests, founded in <strong>Sistan<\/strong> (southeastern Iran). Its founder, <strong>Ya&#8217;qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar<\/strong>, rose from humble origins as a coppersmith to become a powerful military leader and ruler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799011bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799011bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding of the Saffarid Dynasty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adfd560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7adfd560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ya&#8217;qub al-Saffar initially led a band of fighters in Sistan.<\/li><li>By <strong>861 CE<\/strong>, he had seized control of Sistan and gradually expanded his rule to include <strong>Khorasan<\/strong>, <strong>Kerman<\/strong>, <strong>Fars<\/strong>, and <strong>Herat<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b248c5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b248c5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:20,&quot;end&quot;:80}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc96aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc96aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:38}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738276374794-585x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738276374794-585x1024.jpg 585w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738276374794-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738276374794.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f635934 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f635934\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cf0083 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69cf0083\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b611fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b611fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/79.jpg 620w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/79-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1570f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a1570f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6071c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c6071c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a31a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07a31a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict with the Abbasid Caliphate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a624df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a624df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ya&#8217;qub openly challenged the authority of the Abbasid Caliphate, seeking independence for Iran.<\/li><li>In <strong>876 CE<\/strong>, he marched towards Baghdad but was defeated in battle.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158deb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"158deb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule and Expansion of the Saffarids<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e5fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e5fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Under Ya&#8217;qub and his successors, the Saffarid Empire encompassed large parts of <strong>eastern Iran<\/strong>, <strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>, and <strong>southern Persia<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Their rule marked a significant revival of Persian influence and resistance against foreign control.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480cde4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"480cde4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cd9d0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53cd9d0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613edd14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"613edd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:48}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277167126-585x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277167126-585x1024.jpg 585w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277167126-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277167126.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee1ac68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ee1ac68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fcb246 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46fcb246\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2e6eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e2e6eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Successors of Ya'qub al-Saffar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6810e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d6810e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c10db88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c10db88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>After Ya&#8217;qub&#8217;s death in <strong>879 CE<\/strong>, his brother <strong>Amr ibn al-Layth<\/strong> became the ruler.<\/li><li>Amr tried to maintain and expand the Saffarid domains but was eventually defeated by the <strong>Samanids<\/strong> and taken prisoner.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758fddf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758fddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decline of the Saffarids<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62be886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62be886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The defeat at the Battle of Balkh in <strong>900 CE<\/strong> marked the beginning of their decline.<\/li><li>Over time, the Saffarid rule was reduced to a small local power in Sistan under the influence of stronger dynasties such as the <strong>Samanids<\/strong> and <strong>Ghaznavids<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b65ed3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41b65ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bb6dcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74bb6dcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d63d0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d63d0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277547249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1835\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277547249.jpg 816w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277547249-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/parshistory.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738277547249-768x964.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd5465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65dd5465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f71bfc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f71bfc8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3826284e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3826284e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legacy of the Saffarid Dynasty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd46cda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cd46cda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10863d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10863d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Saffarids played a key role in the revival of Persian culture and language.<\/li><li>They symbolized Iranian resistance to the dominance of the Abbasid Caliphate and paved the way for future independent Iranian dynasties.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f26e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17f26e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Its founder, Ya&#8217;qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, rose from humble origins as a coppersmith to become a powerful military leader and ruler. 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