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| title           =[[Amir]] of the [[Samanids]]
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| reign           =[[Samanid]] (in [[Herat]]): 856–867
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'''Ibrahim ibn Ilyas''' ({{langx|fa|ابراهیم بن الیاس}}) was a [[Samanid]] ruler of [[Herat]] (856 – c. 867). He was the son of [[Ilyas ibn Asad|Ilyas]].

Upon his father's death in 856, Ibrahim was given control of the city of [[Herat]]. He afterwards became a military leader for the [[Tahirid]] governor of [[Greater Khorasan|Khurasan]], [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]]. Ibrahim was sent by Muhammad to battle the upstart [[Saffarid]] [[Ya'qub bin Laith as-Saffar|Ya'qub bin Laith]] in 867. Having been defeated near [[Pushang]], he advised Muhammad to compromise with the Saffarid. Conflict between the two sides continued, however, and eventually Ibrahim was captured by the Saffarids at [[Nishapur]] and sent to [[Sistan]]. The Tahirids assumed direct control over Herat.

==Sources==
* {{Cambridge History of Iran | volume = 4 | last = Frye | first = R.N. | authorlink =  | chapter = The Sāmānids | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC&pg=PA136 | pages=136–161}}

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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ilyas ibn Asad|Ilyas]]'''
|width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Samanid]] Ruler (in Herat)'''<br>856–c. 867
|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>'''None (Direct rule by Tahirids)'''
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[[Category:Samanids]]
[[Category:9th-century monarchs in Asia]]
[[Category:9th-century Iranian people]]

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