Satrap - Wikipedia A satrap served as a viceroy to the king, though with considerable autonomy The word came to suggest tyranny or ostentatious splendour, [3][4] and its modern usage is a pejorative and refers to any subordinate or local ruler, usually with unfavourable connotations of corruption
Satrap | Achaemenid Empire, Autonomous Rule, Taxation | Britannica Satrap, provincial governor in the Achaemenian Empire The division of the empire into provinces (satrapies) was completed by Darius I (reigned 522–486 bc), who established 20 satrapies with their annual tribute
The Satraps of Ancient Persia: The Guardians of the Realm A satrap was a governor of a province within the empire Satraps were autonomous regional governors, not only for Persian kings but also for those who came before them, the Medes
Satraps of the Persian Empire - Ancient Origins The title ‘satrap’ pre-dates the Achaemenid Empire and was already in use before the time of the empire This title comes from the Old Persian word khšaçapâvâ, which has been translated to mean ‘protector of the realm’ and was used by the vassal kings under the Median ruler
Satrap - definition of satrap by The Free Dictionary Define satrap satrap synonyms, satrap pronunciation, satrap translation, English dictionary definition of satrap n 1 A governor of a province in ancient Persia 2 A ruler 3 A subordinate bureaucrat or official: "The satraps of Capitol Hill will not sit idly by"
SATRAP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary He divided his empire into twenty great districts, each of which was governed by a ruler called a satrap You shall rule as my satraps, and as my captains shall be greater than kings are now On that day the husbandmen were admitted, without distinction, to the table of the king and his satraps
Who Were Satraps? - WorldAtlas Satrap was a word used to refer to governors of the provinces in ancient Median as well as the First Persian Empires Other empires which also used the system of satraps were the Hellenistic and Sasanian Empires