Ilyas ibn Asad (died 856) was a
Samanid ruler of
Herat
Herāt (; Dari/Pashto: هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Se ...
(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
Transoxiana or Transoxania (, now called the Amu Darya) is the Latin name for the region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Tu ...
. When he died in 856, control of Herat was given to his son
Ibrahim.
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856 deaths
Samanids
Year of birth unknown
9th-century Iranian people
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