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Darius divided the persian empires into what different provinces

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Under King Darius, the empire was divided into 20 provinces to try to stop any single region from becoming too powerful. Each province was ruled by a governor, called a SATRAP.

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During Darius’s reign, he established a total of 20 provinces or satrapies, with an archon or satrap assigned to each.
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