Balash

Balash 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran[a]
Drachma of Balash, minted in Susa
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire
Reign	484–488
Predecessor	Peroz I
Successor	Kavad I
Died	Unknown
House	House of Sasan
Father	Yazdegerd II
Religion	Zoroastrianism

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.
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