Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, or Ya'qub-i Laith Saffari (October 25, 840 – June 5, 879), a Persian coppersmith, is the founder of the Saffarid dynasty in Sistan, with its capital at Zaranj (a city now in southwestern Afghanistan).

He rules territories that are now in Iran and Afghanistan, as well as portions of western Pakistan and a small part of Iraq.

He is succeeded by his brother, Amr Saffari.

In Iranian folklore, Ya'qub is sometimes regarded as an Iranian Robin Hood because according to legend he stole from the wealthy and helped the poor.

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