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The Persian rule would best be described as trying to promote peace, security and prosperity.
Assimilation
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the peacful rule of mongols in china
Military Dictatorship
They retained traditional local government, while the empire provided security and encouraged prosperity.
From Libya across to Central Asia.
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They did not interfere with the daily lives of their subjects. Persians are Iranian people. They all speak modern Persian.They did not interfere with the daily lives of their subjects.Merciful rulersMonotheists
Aristotle described them as: Monarchy (rule by a single (best) one) which usually degraded to Tyranny (rule by a single (not so best) one). Aristocracy (rule of the best) which usually degraded to oligarchy (rule of the few). Democracy (people power) which usually degraded to Ochlocracy (mob power).
They would have had to continue their struggle against Persian rule instead of going back to increasingly vicious and costly wars with each other. And Macedonia would not have been free form Persian rule to dominate the weakened Greek city-states.
...as a kind or merciful treatment, moderating the punishment of someone who has committed a crime or transgressed a law or rule.