satrap
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Each satrapy was administered by a royal governor called a satrap, usually a trusted Persian or Median noble.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
With Akhmad gone, Putin had a vacancy for a Chechen satrap, and Ramzan was perfect for the role.
From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2015
Atta Mohammad Noor, a former warlord, is the immensely wealthy satrap of Balkh province in the north.
From Economist • Jul. 10, 2014
This had been "sequestered" by the province's former satrap, General Chen Chi-tang, who had majestically taken "flight" to British Hongkong with his movable treasures.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not likely to escape Darius that the great powers in the hands of the satrap would lead him to use his delegated power independently and even against his chief.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
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