Ilyas ibn Asad

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Ilyas (d. 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.

Preceded by: None

Samanid Ruler (in Herat) 819–856

Followed by: Ibrahim