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Balash (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩, ) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of Peroz I (), who was defeated and killed by the Hephthalites.

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Balash was a male monarch of the Sasanian Empire and a member of the Sasanian dynasty. He was born on January 1, 0500, and died on January 1, 0488. His father was Yazdegerd II, and his mother was Diang of Persia. Balash practiced Zoroastrianism. His siblings included Hormizd III, Peroz I, and Zarir. He is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

The name Balash is also associated with the author Balash Azăroghlu, who has ten works listed, including *Vüṣāl körpüsü*, *Sechilmish ăsărlări*, *Măjnun sȯi̐u̇d*, *Du̇nănim, bu ġu̇nu̇m, sabaẏm--*, and *She'rlăr*. Additionally, the name appears in music databases as a person with 35 listeners and 230 plays.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Vüṣāl körpüsü
  • Sechilmish ăsărlări
  • Măjnun sȯi̐u̇d
  • Du̇nănim, bu ġu̇nu̇m, sabaẏm--
  • She'rlăr

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
35
Total plays
230

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Balash">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Balash
Royalty.title
King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians
Royalty.image
Coin of the Sasanian king Balash from Susa.jpg
Royalty.caption
Drachma of Balash, minted in Susa
Royalty.succession
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Royalty.reign
484–488
Royalty.predecessor
Peroz I
Royalty.successor
Kavad I
Royalty.royal house
House of Sasan
Royalty.father
Yazdegerd II
Royalty.death_date
Unknown
Royalty.religion
Zoroastrianism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sasanian Empire
Sibling
Zarir
Occupation
monarch
Image
Coin of the Sasanian king Balash from Susa.jpg
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Commons category
Balash
date of birth
0500-01-01
date of death
0488-01-01
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Name
  • Reign
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  • References
  • Sources

Balash (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩, ) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of Peroz I (), who was defeated and killed by the Hephthalites.

== Name == Balāsh () is the New Persian form of the Middle Persian Wardākhsh/Walākhsh (Inscriptional Pahlavi: wrdʾḥšy; late Book Pahlavi forms gwlḥš- Gulakhsh- and Gulāsh-). The etymology of the name is unclear, although Ferdinand Justi proposes that Walagaš, the first form of the name, is a compound of words "strength" (varəda), and "handsome" (gaš or geš in Modern Persian).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.