[1][2][3] and around 1 B.C.-16 A.D in G.E.. Ethiopian regnal lists largely agree that Bazen's reign began eight years before the birth of Christ.
Oral lists recorded by James Bruce and Henry Salt claim Bazen reigned for sixteen years.
[2] The 1922 regnal list quoted by Prince Regent Tafari Makannon claims this king reigned for 17 years from 8 B.C.
[4] Ethiopian historian Fisseha Yaze Kassa stated this king reigned for 6 years.
[6] The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has an ancient tradition identifying Bazen of Axum with Balthazar, one of the Biblical Magi.