Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Founder of the Saffarid dynasty at Zaranj in what is now Afghanistan

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-0840

Place of Birth: Afghanistan

Date of Death: 09-Jun-0879

Profession: coppersmith

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (????? ?? ????? ??????), or Ya'qub-i Layth-i Saffari (????? ??? ?????), born Radman pur-i Mahak (Persian: ?????? ??? ?????) (October 25, 840 – June 5, 879), a Persian coppersmith, was the founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan, with its capital at Zaranj (a city now in south-western Afghanistan).
Under his military leadership he conquered much of the eastern portions of the 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.