In the 5th century BC, Darius 1, or Darius the Great ruled Persia. At the time, it was a true empire. He installed distributed governing, by dividing the country and assigning Satraps to rule the parts in his name. He also uniformed the monetary system, the language and he pretty much wrote the Imperialist 101. Clever chap, really.
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes.
No.
Darius organized the empire by dividing it into 20 provinces.
Darius put down several revolts. He won more land for the empire and created a government for the empire !
Hystaspes.
Persia.
he divided it into 20 provencies
Kings of Persia, around 2500 years ago.
He established 20 provinces and appointed 20 Persian governors to them, responsible for security, taxes and promoting prosperity, under supervision of the king and his council.
In the 5th century BC, Darius 1, or Darius the Great ruled Persia. At the time, it was a true empire. He installed distributed governing, by dividing the country and assigning Satraps to rule the parts in his name. He also uniformed the monetary system, the language and he pretty much wrote the Imperialist 101. Clever chap, really.
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes.
Hystapses.
No.
Xerxes mother was Atossa, Darius I of Persia wife and Cyrus the Greats' daughter.
There were several Persian leaders called Darius - they were kings of Persia.
Darius organized the empire by dividing it into 20 provinces.