Amr-i Laith Saffari

Amr-i Laith Saffari

Amr-i Laith Saffari (PerB|عمرو لیث صفاری) was the second ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran who ruled (879-901). In the beginning he was a mule-hirer. He was Yaqub bin Laith as-Saffar's younger brother who fought alongside his older brother and in 875 became Governor of Herat.

When Yaqub died in Fars in 879, Amr became the successor of the Saffarid throne. During his reign he faced several rebellions such as that of Rafi bin Harthama in 882-883 who had taken over control of Khorasan and was a major threat to Amr's rule until he was finally killed in 896.

Now with Rafi dead, Amr was at zenith of his power, he became so ambitious that he decided to conquer Transoxiana which was Samanid territory. However in 901 Ismail bin Ahmad defeated Amr in Battle of Balkh and had sent Amr as prisoner to Abbassid caliph in Baghdad. In 902 he was executed on the orders of the caliph.

References

Encyclopaedia Iranica


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