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GCSE History · key term
A province or administrative region of the Persian Empire governed by a satrap.
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Paper 1
Revise: Governance, Culture and Consolidation under DariusSatraps, or provincial governors, exercised substantial authority in their satrapies. They administered their regions and collected tribute, but remained directly accountable to the king.
Do not claim that Darius certainly invented satrapies. His reorganisation and fixing of tribute are clearer than the system’s origins.
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