Bagasis

The reverse of a coin minted by Mithridates I with the image of Bagasis[1]

Bagasis (also spelled Bakasis, Bagayasha and Vakasis[2]) 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).[3] Bagasis was initially suggested by the modern historian Gholamreza F. Assar (2005) to have ruled as king briefly in 126 BC,[4] but he later retracted this suggestion (2009).[5] Bagasis was survived by an unnamed son, who occupied high offices under Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC).[6]

  1. ^ Overtoom 2020, p. xl.
  2. ^ Lerner 2017, p. 11.
  3. ^ Olbrycht 2010, p. 149.
  4. ^ Assar 2005, pp. 47–48.
  5. ^ Assar 2009, p. 136.
  6. ^ Olbrycht 2010, pp. 148–149.