Saffarid Dynasty سلسله صفاریان | |||||||||
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861–1002 | |||||||||
Capital | Zaranj | ||||||||
Common languages | Persian | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Emir | |||||||||
• 867–879 | Ya'qub bin Laith as-Saffar | ||||||||
• 963–1002 | Khalaf I | ||||||||
Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | 861 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1002 | ||||||||
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The Saffarids or the Saffarid dynasty (Persian: سلسله صفاریان) was a Persian Sunni Islamic empire.[1][2] They ruled in Sistan from 861–1002. Sistan was a historical region in southeastern Iran, southwestern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.[3] Their capital was Zaranj, located in present-day Afghanistan.