![]() The Armenian army and nobles were outraged by the death of the reigning King and in turn wreaked their vengeance on the family of Anak. Anak was furiously pursued by Armenian soldiers, until he drowned in the Aras River. ![]() Anak was hospitably received in Vagharshapat by Khosrov II and then stabbed the king in the heart, also killing Khosrov's wife. When Anak arrived in Vagharshapat he pretended to take refuge in the Armenian dominions from the persecution of Ardashir I. Ardashir I was alarmed by the military victories that Khosrov II with his late father, Tiridates II of Armenia had won against him, as he wanted to expand the Sassanid Empire and to annex Armenia.Īnak had won the trust of Khosrov II and had travelled to Vagharshapat. ![]() ![]() Īrdashir I and his son, Shapur I, incited Anak to murder King Khosrov II of Armenia, promising to return his own domain as a reward. He married a Parthian noblewoman called Okohe, who bore him sons. Anak was an Armenian Parthian nobleman, who was a prince said to be related to the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia or was from the House of Suren, one of the seven branches of the ruling Arsacid dynasty of Sakastan.
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