page_title: Balash
hierarchical_section_title: Balash
caption_attribution_description: English: Coin of the Sasanian king Balash, Susa mint.
context_page_description: Balash was Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of Peroz I, who had been defeated and killed by a Hephthalite army near Balkh.
context_section_description: Balash (Middle Persian: Wardākhsh/Walākhsh, New Persian: بلاش یکم) was 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 near Balkh.
caption: Coin of Balash, minted in Susa
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