Bagasis

Bagasis (also spelled Bagayasha) was a Parthian prince, who played an important role in Parthian politics from 148/7 BC, where he was appointed the governor of the newly conquered region of Media by his brother and king Mithridates I (r. 171–132 BC).[1] Bagasis was initially suggested by the modern historian Gholamreza F. Assar (2005) to have ruled as king briefly in 126 BC,[2] but he later retracted this suggestion (2009).[3] Bagasis was survived by an unnamed son, who occupied high offices under Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC).[4]

References

1. Olbrycht 2010, p. 149.
2. Assar 2005, pp. 47–48.
3. Assar 2009, p. 136.
4. Olbrycht 2010, pp. 148–149.

Sources

• Assar, Gholamreza F. (2005). "Genealogy and Coinage of the early Parthian rulers". Parthica. 7.
• Assar, Gholamreza F. (2009). "Artabanus of Trogus Pompeius' 41st Prologue". Electrum. Kraków. 15.
• Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2010). "The early reign of Mithradates II the Great in Parthia". 1. Anabasis: 144–158. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–539. ISBN 9780521766418.