Afghanistan is the source of the Saffarid dynasty which ruled from 438 to 439 CE.
The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires .	others	Ethnic groups in Afghanistan	Kushans	Kushan Empire	Hephthalites	Hephthalite Empire	Samanids	Samanid Empire	Saffarids	Saffarid Empire	Ghaznavids	Ghaznavids	Ghorids	Ghorids	Khiljis	Khilji dynasty	Mughals	Mughal Empire	Hotaks	Hotak Empire	Durranis	Durrani dynasty
The Saffarid dynasty was a Muslim Persianate dynasty from Sistan that ruled over parts of eastern Iran , with its capital at Zaranj -LRB- a city now in southwestern Afghanistan -RRB- .	Zaranj	Zaranj	Afghanistan	Name of Afghanistan	Muslim	Muslim	Persianate	Persianate	Sistan	Sistan	eastern Iran	Greater Iran
Khorasan , Afghanistan and Sistan from 861 to 1003 .	Afghanistan	Name of Afghanistan	Sistan	Sistan	Khorasan	Greater Khorasan
