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Firstly by bringing the Medes into alliance and using the combined Persian-Mede power to take over the Babylonian Empire, and then extend it to Asia Minor, North Africa, Central Asia and western India. He then began to establish a governing system, but finalising this was left to successor Darius the Great who divided the empire into 20 provinces which administered and defended the vast territory.

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