| Ilyas ibn Asad | |
|---|---|
| Amir of Herat | |
| Reign | 819–856 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Ibrahim |
| Died | c. 856 |
| Issue | Ibrahim ibn Ilyas |
| Father | Asad ibn Saman |
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 |