Editing Balash (section)

{{Short description|Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 484 to 488}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Balash<br />{{lang|pal|𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩}}
| title       = [[King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians]]
| image       = Coin of the Sasanian king Balash from Susa.jpg
| caption     = [[Ancient drachma|Drachma]] of Balash, minted in [[Susa]]
| succession  = [[List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire|Shahanshah]] of the [[Sasanian Empire]]
| reign       = 484–488
| predecessor = [[Peroz I]]
| successor   = [[Kavad I]]
| royal house = [[House of Sasan]]
| father      = [[Yazdegerd II]]
| mother      =
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| birth_place = 
| death_date  = Unknown
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| religion    = [[Zoroastrianism]]
}}
'''Balash''' ([[Middle Persian]]: 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩, {{Transliteration|pal|Wardākhsh/Walākhsh}}) was the [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian]] [[King of Kings]] of [[Iran]] from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of [[Peroz I]] ({{reign|459|484}}), who had been [[Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484|defeated and killed]] by a [[Hephthalite]] army.