Khalaf ibn Ahmad

Khalaf ibn Ahmad
Coin of Khalaf
Amir of the Saffarid dynasty
Reign963–1002
PredecessorAhmad ibn Muhammad
SuccessorGhaznavid conquest
BornNovember 937
Sistan
Died1009
Gardez (present-day Paktia Province, Afghanistan)
HouseSaffarid
FatherAhmad ibn Muhammad
MotherBanu
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu Ahmad Wali 'l-Dawla Khalaf ibn Ahmad (November 937 – March 1009) was the Saffarid amir of Sistan from 963 until 1002. Although he was renowned in the eastern Islamic world as a scholar, his reign was characterized by violence and instability, and Saffarid rule over Sistan came to an end with his deposition.

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