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

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Governor of a province in the Persian Empire?

Satraps


What is the governor of a province of the Persian Empire called?

The governor of a province in the Persian Empire is called a "satrap." Satraps were responsible for the administration, tax collection, and maintenance of order within their provinces, known as satrapies. They operated under the authority of the king and were often supported by a local military force to ensure compliance and stability.


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 farhest south?

Egypt.


Which province of the Persian empire extended the furthest 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