أردشير الأول
Ardashir I and his son, Shapur I, incited Anak to murder King Khosrov II of Armenia, promising to return his own domain as a reward. 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.