Bagasis (also spelled Bakasis and Bagayasha) was a
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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
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by his brother and king
Mithridates I (). Bagasis was initially suggested by the modern historian Gholamreza F. Assar (2005) to have ruled as king briefly in 126 BC, but he later retracted this suggestion (2009). Bagasis was survived by an unnamed son, who occupied high offices under
Mithridates II ().
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2nd-century BC Iranian people
Parthian princes
Generals of the Parthian Empire
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