CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Persian empires
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Persian enemies
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Persian governors
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Persian provinces
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Detailed explanation-1: -A governor of an ancient Persian province was called a satrap. These areas ruled by satraps were called “satrapies.” The Persian emperor Cyrus the Great first chose satraps to rule individual provinces, around 530 BCE. Each satrap controlled a specific amount of land, collecting taxes and maintaining law and order.
Detailed explanation-2: -: the governor of a province in ancient Persia. : ruler. : a subordinate official : henchman.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the Achaemenid Empire’s founder, Cyrus the Great, Persia was divided into 26 satrapies. The satraps ruled in the name of the king and paid tribute to the central government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The satrapies formed a system which made it possible to rule over the whole Achaemenid territory, to raise and forward taxes, to recruit military forces, and to control local bureaucracies. Dealing with crises and uprisings was also the responsibility of satraps, as was defense against external threats.