Twenty provinces (Satrapies).
Twenty Satrapies (Provinces).
The term used by the Persians was Satrapy, the governor was a Satrap. These are Anglicised words from the Persian language original.
King Darius the Great.
Satrap
He established secure boundaries and divided the empire into 20 provinces each with a governor responsible for internal and external security, overseen by himself and his council.
He established secure boundaries and divided the empire into 20 provinces each with a governor responsible for internal and external security, overseen by himself and his council.
He divided the Empire into 20 provinces, each with a Persian governor who was responsible to him for internal and external security, tax collection and advancing prosperity.
He divided his empire into 20 provinces, each with a Persian provincial governor responsible for internl and external security, developing trade and commerce, and collecting taxes.
Darius I
satrapies
He established 20 provinces and appointed a Persian governor in each to provide internal and external security, collect taxes and carry out development progress. Darius and his council oversaw them, and provided extra security forces as required.
He divide the Persian Empire into provinces each headed by a governor called a "satrap." To encourage unity he hundreds of miles of roads built or repaired. It made it easier to communicate with different parts of the empire.