Ilyas ibn Asad

Ilyas ibn Asad (died 856) was a Samanid ruler of Herat (819–856). He was one of the four sons of Asad.

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

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