Bashir 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E/M IX |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Titles | Satrap (office) |
| Textual Sources | Bar Hebraeus, Chronographia, tr. E. A. W. Budge, The Chronography of Abu 'l-Faraj (London, 1932; repr. Amsterdam, 1976) (history); Michael the Syrian, Chronicle, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, La chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris, 1899-1904) (chronicle) |
Bashir 1 was a satrap; he led a raid into the lands of the Romans under the caliph al-Mutasim 1; he was surprised by Nasir (Theophobos 1) and lost the captives he had taken; following the killing of Nasir (Theophobos 1) he was given a golden torque by al-Mutasim 1: Mich. Syr. III 96, Bar Hebr., p. 138.
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