satrap

Noun

Meaning

The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commissioner pasha bey palatine viceroy maharajah exarch ruler governor pacha representative provincial inferior collector regent
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Antonyms

tool puppet myrmidon

Hypernyms

governor

Related terms

kshatriya

Anagrams

aspart Patras Pratas sarpat Sparta

Examples

After the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, the Partition of Triparadisus assigned Seleucus as satrap of Babylon in 321 BCE. Source: Internet

Concluding that this person was the conqueror of Lycia in 546, Fellows conjectured that Harpagos had been made permanent satrap of Lycia for his services; moreover, the position was hereditary, creating a Harpagid Dynasty. Source: Internet

Darius's inscription states that his father was satrap of Bactria in 522 BCE. Source: Internet

To do this, Darius created twenty provinces called satrapies (or archi) which were each assigned to a satrap (archon) and specified fixed tributes that the satrapies were required to pay. Source: Internet

As to whether the Iranian family were related to any satrap, probably not. Source: Internet

Each Gau had its own satrap with enough military power to level whole villages that opposed him. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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