Career
Foreign the figure in the Hebrew Bible said to be the forefather of the Anakites, see Anak. Anak the Parthian, also known as Anak Pahlavi (flourished 3rd century, died 252) was a Parthian noble who lived during the time of Arsacid Armenia. Anak was an Armenian Parthian nobleman, who was a prince said to be related to the Arsacid Kings of Armenia or was from the House of Suren, one of the seven branches of the ruling Arsacid dynasty of Sakastan.
Little is known of the life of Anak.
When Anak arrived in Vagharshapat he pretended to take refuge in the Armenian dominions from the persecution of Ardashir I. Anak was hospitably received in Vagharshapat by Khosrov II and then stabbed the king in the heart, also killing Khosrov"s wife. Anak was furiously pursued by Armenian soldiers, until he drowned in the Aras River.
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. Ardashir I took possession of Armenia for himself and it became a part of his empire.
The foster parents of Khosrovidukht were Awtay, a nobleman from the family of the Amatunik, and Awtay’s wife, a noblewoman whose name is unknown, who was from the family of the Slkunik.
