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Balash

500 - 488

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Balash is the 4,335th most popular politician (down from 4,014th in 2019). (down from 512th in 2019)

Balash is most famous for its use in the traditional dish, Balash-e-Bademjan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Balash ranks 4,335 out of 19,576Before him are Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Al-Mustansir, Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, and Teos of Egypt. After him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Tetisheri, Gustav Noske, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Maria of Courtenay, and Victoriano Huerta.

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Among people born in 500, Balash ranks 14Before him are Sigismund of Burgundy, Rhadamistus, Nonnus, Antipope Laurentius, Yazdegerd II, and Ernak. After him are Godomar II, Ildico, Gundobad, Priscian, Antipope Dioscorus, and Hormizd III. Among people deceased in 488, Balash ranks 1After him are Leontius, and Illus.

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