Balash
Balash (in the Greek authors,
Balas; the later form of the name
Vologases),
Sassanian King in
484–
488, was the brother and successor of
Peroz I of Persia (457–484), who had died in a battle against the
Hephthalites (White Huns) who invaded
Persia from the east.
Balash put down the rebellion of his brother
Zareh, and is praised as a mild and generous monarch, who made concessions to the
Christians. But as he did nothing against his enemies, he was, after a reign of four years, deposed and blinded, and his nephew,
Kavadh I (488–531), raised to the throne.
