Balash

Balash (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩, Wardākhsh/Walākhsh) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of Peroz I (r.459–484), who had been defeated and killed by a Hephthalite army.

Balash
𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
Drachma of Balash, minted in Susa
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign484–488
PredecessorPeroz I
SuccessorKavad I
DiedUnknown
HouseHouse of Sasan
FatherYazdegerd II
ReligionZoroastrianism
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