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Who was the Governor of a Persian province of the Persian empire?

One of the nobles of the Persian tribe. There were 20 provinces (satrapies) and 20 governors (satraps)


Is Egypt a province of the Persian empire?

It was brought into the Persian Empire in 525 BCE by king Cambyses 2.


What are satraps in ancient Greece?

Satrap was the Persian word for a provincial governor in their empire. The persians divided their empire into 20 satrapies (provinces) for ease of governing, governed by a satrap who was responsible to the king and his council for internal and external security, collecting taxes, and overseeing the local governments of the cities, tribes and petty kingdoms within their province.


What was Persian Empire divided into?

Twenty provinces (Satrapies) each controlled by a Persian governor (Satrap) responsible to the Persian king and his council for supervising the province's indigenous rulers, keeping external and internal security, establishing prosperity and collection of taxes.


Was India in the Persian empire?

No. The easternmost province was today's Pakistan.


Which province of the Persian empire extended the furthest south?

Egypt.


Which province of the Persian Empire extended the farhest south?

Egypt.


What is an area in the Roman Empire led by a governor?

A province.


What was the capital of the Persian Empire?

First Susa, then Persepolis when it was built.There were also capitals of the various satrapies (provinces) which had a satrap (governor) responsible for the province to the king.


A sentence for satrap?

satrap is a royal governor in the Persian empire.


Who is a governor of Persian province?

its a groups called saptrapes


Why did Egypt become part of the Persian Empire?

The Persian King Cambyses II conquered it and Libya and established a Persian governor.