Ilyas ibn Asad
Amir of Herat
| Ilyas ibn Asad | |
|---|---|
| Amir of Herat | |
| Reign | 819–856 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Ibrahim |
| Died | c. 856 |
| Issue | Ibrahim ibn Ilyas |
| Father | Asad ibn Saman |
| Religion | Islam |
Ilyas ibn Asad (died 856) was a Samanid ruler of Herat (819–856). He was one of the four sons of Asad.
In 819 Ilyas was granted authority over the city of Herat by Caliph Al-Ma'mun's governor of Khorasan, Ghassan ibn 'Abbad, as a reward for his support against the rebel Rafi' ibn Laith. Unlike his other three brothers, Ilyas was not given a city in Transoxiana. When he died in 856, control of Herat was given to his son Ibrahim.
Sources
- Frye, R.N. (1975). "The Sāmānids". In Frye, R.N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 136–161. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
| Preceded by: None | Samanid Ruler (in Herat) 819–856 | Followed by: Ibrahim |
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Rulers of the Samanid Empire (819–999)
- Nuh ibn Asad (819–841)
- Yahya ibn Asad (819–855)
- Ahmad ibn Asad (819–864)
- Ilyas ibn Asad (819–856)
- Ibrahim ibn Ilyas (856–867)
- Nasr I (864–892)
- Ismail Samani (892–907)
- Ahmad Samani (907–914)
- Nasr II (914–943)
- Nuh I (943–954)
- Ibrahim ibn Ahmad (947)[B]
- Abd al-Malik I (954–961)
- Mansur I (961–976)
- Nuh II (976–997)
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Nuh (992)[B]
- Mansur II (997–999)
- Abd al-Malik II (999–1004)
- Isma'il Muntasir (pretender, 1000–1004)
[B] indicates usurpers or rival claimants
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