Satraps (Old Persian khšaçapavan): the governors of the
satrapies (provinces) of the ancient Persian empire. There are several
catalogues of these parts of the empire; the best known are Darius' Behistun
inscription and the tribute list included in the Histories
of the Greek researcher Herodotus.
Other catalogues are the inscription on Darius' grave at Naqš-i-Rustam,
an inscription by Xerxes
and the satrapies mentioned in a book about Alexander the Great, the Anabasis
by Arrian. (Although there are differences, there are more similarities,
as this table indicates.
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Darius, Behistun (521 BC)
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Herodotus, Histories 3.90-94
(Tribute list)
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Darius, Naqš-i-Rustam (486 BC)
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Xerxes (±470 BC?)
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Arrianus, Anabasis
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Persia
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Persis
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Elam
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Susa, the Cissians
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Elam
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Elam
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Susiana
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Babylonia
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Babylonia
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Babylonia
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Babylonia
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Babylonia
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Assyria
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"the rest of Assyria"
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Assyria
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Assyria
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Mesopotamia
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The sea countries
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Cilicia; Phoenicia; Palestina; Cyprus
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Cilicia; Syria; Palestina
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Sardes
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Mysia, Lydia, Lasonia, Cabalia,
Hytennia
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Sardes
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Lydia
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Lydia
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Caria
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Caria
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Caria
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Caria
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Ionia
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Ionians, Magnesians, Aeolians,
Lycians, Milyas, Pamphylia
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Ionia
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Ionians by the Sea
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Ionia
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Ionians across the Sea
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Ionians with sun hats
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Thrace
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Thrace
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Media
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Ecbatana, "the rest of Media",
Paricania, Orthocorybantia
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Media
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Media
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Media
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Armenia
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Matienans, Saspires, Alarodians, Pactya, Armenia,
and those living near the Black Sea, Moschi, Tibarenes, Macrones, Mossynoeci,
Mares
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Armenia
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Armenia
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Armenia
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Cappadocia
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Hellespont, Phrygia, Asian Thracians, Paphlagonia,
Mariandynia, "Syria"
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Cappadocia
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Cappadocia
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Cappadocia
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Parthia
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Parthia
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Parthia
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Parthia
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Parthia
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Caspia, Pausicians, Pantimathes, Darites
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Mardians, Hyrcanians
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Drangiana
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Sagartians, Sarangia,
Thamania, Outia, Mycia, those deported to the Persian Gulf
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Drangiana
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Drangiana
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Drangiana
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Aria
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Aria
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Aria
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Aria
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Aria
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Chorasmia
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Chorasmia
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Chorasmia
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Chorasmia
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Chorasmia
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Bactria
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Bactria as far as Aiglia
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Bactria
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Bactria
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Bactria
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The Dahae
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The Dahae
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Sogdiana
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Sogdia
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Sogdiana
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Sogdiana
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Sogdiana
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Sacae
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Sacae and Caspirans
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the haoma-drinking Sacae
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the haoma-drinking Sacae
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Sacae
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Sacae with pointed
caps
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Sacae with pointed caps
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Sacae across the Sea
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Arachosia
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Arachosia
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Arachosia
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Arachosia
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Maka
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Paricanians, Asian Ethiopians
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Makran
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Maka
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Carmania; Oreitians, Ichthyophagi
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Gandara
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Gandara
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Gandara
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Gandara
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Taxila
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Sattagydia
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Sattagydia
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Sattagydia
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Sattagydia
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Indians, Dadicians, Aparytians
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India
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India
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India
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Âkaufaciyâ
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Ethiopians
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
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Arabians
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Arabia
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Arabia
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Arabia
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Libyans, Cyrene, Barca
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Libya
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Libya
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