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Satrap

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy, with large military and civil powers; when the central authority began to wane, some of them set up as independent rulers.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Satrap'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/satrap.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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