The Russians/Soviets made a sphere of influence in the northern third of Persia/Iran. The British made a sphere of influence in the southeastern quarter of Persia/Iran (along the border with modern Pakistan). The British also had strong influence in the southwest due to the proximity of the British Mandate of Iraq and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in Khuzestan Province.
Persian Empire
The Ummayads, who were the first to claim divinity of their lineage as the Persian Emperors did.
His influence was only in the eastern Mediterranean where he established his empire over Greece and the Persian Empire. He slaughtered opposition, and tried to sow Greek culture in the ex-Persian Empire.
He placed the Persian Empire under his own control and began to introduce Greek culture to the empire. After his death, his generals divided the empire amongst themselves and established their own kngdoms which ruled the Middle East for a couple of hundred years until Rome took over.
Alexander the Great defeated the Persian empire
It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
Satrap(s) .
Persian Empire
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
the 20 states into which darius divided the Persian empire
the 20 states into which darius divided the Persian empire
The people within the Persian Empire which he ruled.
The Ummayads, who were the first to claim divinity of their lineage as the Persian Emperors did.
Satrapies (Provinces).
Satrap
They divided it into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian provincial governor (Satrap) in control supervised by the king and his council.