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Ruler of a province in ancient Persia
A satrap (/ˈsætrəp/) was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Persian (Achaemenid) Empires and in several of their successors, such as
Satrap
Indo-Scythian rulers of western and central India (35-415 CE)
The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas (Brahmi: , Mahakṣatrapa, "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central parts
Western_Satraps
Dynasty of Indo-Scythian rulers (60 BCE–2nd century CE)
The Northern Satraps (Brahmi: , Kṣatrapa, "Satraps" or , Mahakṣatrapa, "Great Satraps"), or sometimes Satraps of Mathura, or Northern Sakas, are a dynasty
Northern_Satraps
The Sarcophagus of the Satrap is an ancient marble funerary monument discovered at the Ayaa Necropolis in Sidon, present-day Lebanon, and is believed to
Sarcophagus_of_the_Satrap
Saka continued to govern as satrapies, forming the Northern Satraps and Western Satraps. The power of the Saka rulers started to decline in the 2nd century
List of Indo-Scythian dynasties and rulers
List_of_Indo-Scythian_dynasties_and_rulers
God in the Palmyrene pantheon
Satrapes was a god in the Palmyrene pantheon, the name occurring in Syrian inscriptions from Palmyra and the Hauran. Pausanias (vi.25, 26) mentions 'Satrapes'
Satrapes
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 to 405/4 BC
unattested lineage. His reign was marked by a series of revolts by various satraps and involvement in the Greek Peloponnesian War. It seems that Darius II
Darius_II
Persian governor (c.440 BC–c.399 BC)
Dardanian sub-satrap as the tyrant ruler of ancient Dardanus in Asia Minor. She was the wife of Zenis, sub-satrap under the Persian satrap Pharnabazus II
Mania_(satrap)
Persian ruler from 522 to 486 BCE
empire by dividing it into administrative provinces, each governed by a satrap. He organized Achaemenid coinage as a new uniform monetary system, and he
Darius_the_Great
4th century BCE Macedonian officer, Antigonid governor of Media
Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr) was a Macedonian officer of distinction who served as satrap of Media under Antigonus (possibly Nicanor of Stageira, who served under
Nicanor_(satrap)
Rebellion by satraps against Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II (372–362 BC)
The Great Satraps' Revolt, or the Revolts of the Satraps (c. 370-c.360 BCE), was a rebellion in the Achaemenid Empire of several satraps in western Anatolia
Great_Satraps'_Revolt
Athenian general and statesman (c. 450–404 BC)
Sparta too, and defected to Persia. There he served as an adviser to the satrap Tissaphernes until Athenian political allies brought about his recall. He
Alcibiades
Philotas (Greek: Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who commanded one taxis or division of
Philotas_(satrap)
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
commanding Belesys, satrap of Syria, and Mazaeus, satrap of Cilicia, to invade the city and to keep the Phoenicians in check. Both satraps suffered crushing
Achaemenid_Empire
5th-century BC Achaemenid satrap of Egypt
incorrectly called Achaemenides by Ctesias) was an Achaemenid general and satrap of ancient Egypt during the early 5th century BC, at the time of the 27th
Achaemenes_(satrap)
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
Peithon, the satrap of Media, assassinated Philip, the satrap of Parthia, and replaced him with his brother Eudemus as the new satrap. In the west Antigonus
Seleucus_I_Nicator
Iranian satrap
Andragoras, a satrap of Alexander from 331 BC, also in the area of Parthia. Andragoras (Greek: Ἀνδραγόρας; died 238 BC) was an Iranian satrap of the Seleucid
Andragoras_(Seleucid_satrap)
Kings of Armenia and later Sophene and Commagene
Armenia from 321 BC to 200 BC. The Orontids ruled first as client kings or satraps of the Achaemenid Empire and after the collapse of the Achaemenid Empire
Orontid_dynasty
4th-century BC Macedonian general
a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, and satrap of Lydia from 334 BC as well as satrap of Caria after Alexander's death. During Alexander's
Asander
Satrap of Caria from 377 BCE to 353 BCE
Carian: [𐊪𐊠]𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦 Mauśoλ) was a ruler of Caria (377–353 BCE) and a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire. He enjoyed the status of king or dynast by virtue
Mausolus
Late Archaic Greek marble sculpture
The Herakleia head is the portrait of a probable Achaemenid Satrap of Asia Minor of the late 6th century, found in Heraclea, in Bithynia, modern Turkey
Herakleia_head
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 to 359/8 BC
380 BC, and most importantly, the revolts by the western satraps (known as the Great Satraps' Revolt) in the 360s and 350s BC, led by distinguished figures
Artaxerxes_II
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
alliance with Athens. The rebels quickly secured the support of a Persian satrap, and Athens faced the prospect of revolts throughout its empire. The Spartans
Peloponnesian_War
343–332 BC Achaemenid province (satrapy)
of Egypt. It is not known who served as satrap after Artaxerxes III, but Pherendates II was an early satrap of Egypt. Under Darius III (336–330 BC) there
Thirty-first_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Historical region in the south-east of the Caspian sea
other satraps and nobles. Whilst in Hyrcania, Alexander appointed his general Amminapes as satrap of Hyrcania and Parthia, but was succeeded as satrap of
Hyrcania
4th-century BC Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia
389 – 328 BC) was a Persian general and satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. He was the son of the Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia Pharnabazus II
Artabazos_II
4th-century BC Indian ruler
Porus retained his kingship. Alexander not only reinstated him as his satrap but also expanded his jurisdiction to include dominion over lands to the
Porus
Achaemenid prince, satrap and Persian military commander
Aryobarzánēs; Persian: آریوبرزن; died 330 BC), was an Achaemenid prince, satrap and a Persian military commander who led an ambush of the Persian army to
Ariobarzanes_of_Persis
Greek general, satrap and Diadoch (361–315 BC)
(/juːˈmɛniːz/; Ancient Greek: Εὐμένης; fl. 361–315 BC) was a Greek general, satrap, and successor of Alexander the Great. He participated in the Wars of Alexander
Eumenes
4th-century BC rulers of Caria and surrounding areas
the rulers of Caria and surrounding areas c. 395 – c. 330 BCE. They were satraps (governors) under the Achaemenid Empire, although they ruled with considerable
Hecatomnids
Military conflicts between the Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps
refers to the military conflict between the Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps during the 4th century CE. Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta
Gupta–Saka_Wars
Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia from 413 to 374 BC
Pharnabazos; ruled 413–374 BC) was a Persian soldier and statesman, and Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. He was the son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia and
Pharnabazus_II
Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire (525-321 BC)
continued under Cambyses. He was killed and his territory absorbed by the satrap of neighbouring Lydia, Oroetes. Following the reorganization of Darius I
Hellespontine_Phrygia
Nomadic Iranian peoples of Saka and Scythian origin
or Kanishka. The Saka continued to govern as satraps, forming the Northern Satraps and Western Satraps. The power of the Saka rulers began to decline
Indo-Scythian_Kingdom
Province of the Achaemenid Empire (546-334 BC)
Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great, was the first satrap; however, his rule did not last long as the Lydians revolted. The insurrection
Lydia_(satrapy)
Satrap of Cappadocia
Satrap Mithradates was mentioned by Xenophon as satrap of Cappadocia and Lycaonia in the late 5th century BCE. He possibly was the Mithradates who accompanied
Mithradates, Satrap of Cappadocia
Mithradates,_Satrap_of_Cappadocia
was satrap of Sogdiana. He was first appointed to this position by Alexander the Great in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the
Philip_(satrap)
4th-century BCE Persian satrap of Hellespont Phrygia
in c. 362 BCE), sometimes known as Ariobarzanes I of Cius, was a Persian Satrap of Phrygia and military commander, leader of an independence revolt, and
Ariobarzanes_of_Phrygia
Satrap of Caria
descendant(?)”) was an early 4th-century BC ruler of Caria. He was the satrap (governor) of Caria for the Persian Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II (404–358
Hecatomnus
3rd-century BC Seleucid satrap
Alexander was Satrap of Persis circa 220 BC.
Alexander_(satrap)
Persian general and satrap, 513 to 492 BC
power circa 513–492 BC. He was appointed satrap of Lydia, which he governed from its capital of Sardis. As satrap of Lydia he had to deal with the Greeks
Artaphernes
Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia (c. 565-497 BCE)
in the region. Pharnaces had a son named Artabazus, who was appointed as satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia by Xerxes I circa 477 BCE. Artabazus and his heirs
Pharnaces_(son_of_Arsames)
Mountainside tomb in Fethiye, Aegean Turkey
mistake the name Amyntas for the Macedonian king Amyntas I of Macedon, satrap of Skudra, and Ancestor of Alexander the Great. Amyntas in this context
Tomb_of_Amyntas
4th-century BC Satrap and Queen of Caria
as Persian Satrap and later as Queen under the auspices of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Ada was the daughter of Hecatomnus, satrap of Caria, sister
Ada_of_Caria
Ruler or Satrap
and was allowed to retain his kingdom. Probably another Sophytes, who was satrap in the eastern territories conquered by Alexander the Great, minted his
Sophytes
5th-century BC Persian satrap of Egypt
called Sarsamas and Arxanes, from Old Persian Aršāma) was an Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the 5th century BC, at the time of the 27th Dynasty
Arsames_(satrap_of_Egypt)
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/8 to 338 BC
and his mother was Stateira. Before ascending the throne Artaxerxes was a satrap and commander of his father's army. Artaxerxes came to power after one of
Artaxerxes_III
Achaemenid Persian satrap of Cilicia in 334/3 BC
Arsames (Old Persian Aršāma, Greek: Ἀρσάμης) was an Achaemenid Persian satrap of Cilicia in 334/3 BC. He succeeded Mazaeus in this position. He took part
Arsames_(satrap_of_Cilicia)
charter airline known as Platinum Skies, which was incorporated in 2013. Satrap Mining Corporation is a subsidiary under the LCS Group founded in 2014.
LCS_Holdings
5th-century BC Persian general and satrap
and later satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia (now northwest Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty, founder of the Pharnacid dynasty of satraps. He was the
Artabazos_I_of_Phrygia
Art flourished during reign of Indo-Scythian rulers in Pakistan and northwestern India
the productions of the early Indo-Scythians, the Northern Satraps and the Western Satraps. It follows the development of Indo-Greek art in northwestern
Indo-Scythian_art
(217–224) Western Satraps (complete list) – Rudrasena I, Satrap (200–222) Prthivisena, Satrap (222) Samghadaman, Satrap (222–223) Damasena, Satrap (223–232) Damajadasri
List of state leaders in the 3rd century
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century
Royal family of the Seleucid Empire
satrap of Babylon in 321 BC. Antigonus, the satrap of much of Asia Minor, forced Seleucus to flee from Babylon, but, supported by Ptolemy, the Satrap
Seleucid_dynasty
Novel by Robin Hobb
the Satrap and collects his taxes. This heightens political tensions in Bingtown as more of the Old Traders consider rebelling against the Satrap and
The_Mad_Ship
Hellenistic princes and kings of Cappadocia
ancient region in central Anatolia. Ariarathes I, 331–322 BC The hitherto satrap, Ariarathes I managed to keep control of most or all Cappadocia, as independent
List of monarchs of Cappadocia
List_of_monarchs_of_Cappadocia
Species of moth
Imara satrapes is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The wingspan is about 75 mm. Imara satrapes catharina
Imara_satrapes
Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia
This article lists the Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia, an ancient region in central Anatolia. The Satrapy of Capadocia was a satrapy (province) of the
List of Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia
List_of_Achaemenid_satraps_of_Cappadocia
First Greek king of Bactria
235 BC) was the first Hellenistic king of Bactria. Diodotus was initially satrap of Bactria, but became independent of the Seleucid empire around 255 BC
Diodotus_I
Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC)
He took part in Alexander's invasion of Achaemenid Persia and was named satrap of Phrygia. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, he also received Pamphylia
Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
4th-century BC Persian satrap of Lydia
Αὐτοφραδάτης, romanized: Autophradátēs, lived 4th century BC) was a Persian Satrap of Lydia, who also distinguished himself as a general in the reign of Artaxerxes
Autophradates
Northern Satraps (complete list) – Kharapallana, Great Satrap (c.130) Vanaspara, Satrap (c.130) Western Satraps (complete list) – Bhumaka, Satrap (?–119)
List of state leaders in the 2nd century
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century
Town in Maharashtra, India
to the Saka Western Satraps. This memorial pillar is thought to mark the southern extent of the conquests of the Western Satraps, much beyond the traditionally
Pauni
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
territories were divided among Alexander's generals, who thereby became satraps at the Partition of Babylon, all in that same year. Alexander's generals
Seleucid_Empire
Aspect of Iranian history
Sigloi), as well as coins issued by the Achaemenid provincial governors (satraps), such as those stationed in Asia Minor. When Cyrus the Great (550–530)
Achaemenid_coinage
Spartan domination of parts of Greece (404–371 BC)
supported the Greek cities of Asia, which fought against Tissaphernes, the satrap of Lydia and Caria. Thibron was sent out as harmost in 400 BC, with an army
Spartan_hegemony
Persian dynasty ruling Hellespontine Phrygia
the 5th until the 4th century BCE. It was founded by Artabazus, son of satrap Pharnaces I (younger brother of Hystaspes, who was born shortly before 565
Pharnacid_dynasty
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
at the Macedonian court from 352 to 342 BC, as well as Amminapes, future satrap of Alexander, and a Persian nobleman named Sisines. This gave the Macedonian
Alexander_the_Great
Achaemenid prince, satrap of Lydia from 408 to 401 BC
rarely called Cyrus III, was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he
Cyrus_the_Younger
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II. The
Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus
5th-century BC Achaemenid Persian general
meaning "God saved") was an Achaemenid Persian general, son of Zopyrus, satrap of Babylonia, and grandson of Megabyzus I, one of the seven conspirators
Megabyzus
Persian commander (died c. 330 BC)
III with other Persian grandees, such as Bessus, the satrap of Bactria, and Barsaentes, the satrap of Arachosia-Drangiana. Together they arrested Darius
Nabarzanes
Son of Alexander the Great (327–309 BCE)
illegitimate son of Alexander the Great of Macedon by Barsine, daughter of Satrap Artabazus of Phrygia. Heracles was named after the Greek mythological hero
Heracles_of_Macedon
Late 5th-century BC Persian nobleman
Hydarnes (Old Persian: 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴, romanized: Vidṛna), also known as Idernes, was a Persian nobleman, who was active during the reign of Darius II (r. 423 – 404
Hydarnes_(father_of_Stateira)
4th-century BC Greek soldier and mercenary
Μέντωρ Ῥόδιος) (c. 385 BC – c. 340 BC) was a Greek mercenary and later Satrap of the Asiatic coast. He fought both for and against Artaxerxes III of Persia
Mentor_of_Rhodes
Conflicts of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC)
to him. The satrap at Sardis, as well as his garrison, was among the first of many satraps to capitulate.[citation needed] As these satraps gave up, Alexander
Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great
Battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenids
Turkey. In the battle Alexander defeated the field army of the Persian satraps of Asia Minor, which defended the river crossing. After this battle, the
Battle_of_the_Granicus
Novel by Robin Hobb
Traders Trilogy. Much of Bingtown has been destroyed after the night of the Satrap's disappearance. Factions in Bingtown struggle against each other even as
Ship_of_Destiny
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Babylon, he was appointed satrap of Egypt, under the nominal kings Philip III and the infant Alexander IV; the former satrap, the Greek Cleomenes, stayed
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Bactrian nobleman, military officer and satrap (died 344 BC)
satrap of Armenia at the end of the 5th-century BC and first half of the 4th-century BC. He is notable for having led the unsuccessful Great Satraps'
Orontes_I
Ancient Greek war (395–387 BC)
effectively against the Persians in Lydia, advancing as far inland as Sardis. The satrap Tissaphernes was executed for his failure to contain Agesilaus, and his
Corinthian_War
Region in Turkey
King Artaxerxes II but he failed. Artaxerxes tasked Tissaphernes, the satrap of Lydia and Caria, with retaking the Ionian cities, and the Spartans opposed
Ionia
Western Kshatrapa ruler from 130 to 150
Sātavāhana Empire. Rudradāman I took up the title of Maha-kshtrapa ("Great Satrap"), after he became the king and then strengthened his kingdom. As a result
Rudradaman_I
General of Alexander the great
Arcesilaus (Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) was one of Alexander the Great's generals. Following the death of Alexander, Arcesilaus was allotted Mesopotamia in the
Arcesilaus_(satrap)
Western Satrap
Rudrasimha III (IAST: Rudrasiṃha) was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India, in the 4th century AD. Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as
Rudrasimha_III
Satrap of Armenia from 331 to 321 BC
father[citation needed] Orontes II. Afterwards, Alexander appointed him Satrap of Armenia. Mithrenes disappears from the historical record after this appointment
Mithrenes
Persian noble and Achaeminid and Hellenistic satrap (died 328 BC)
(died 328 BC) was an Achaemenid Persian noble, satrap (a type of governor) of Cilicia and later satrap of Babylon for the Achaemenid Empire. He retained
Mazaeus
5th century BCE military conflict between Athens and the island of Samos
oligarchs fled to the mainland, secured the support of Pissuthnes, the Persian satrap of Lydia, who provided them with mercenaries and also rescued their hostages
Samian_War
1st-2nd century wars in India
The Saka—Satavahana wars were a series of conflicts between the Western Satraps and the Satavahanas in the first and second century CE. Both sides achieved
Saka–Satavahana_Wars
which fought against his brother Cyrus the Younger, in 401 BC. He was satrap of Media. Xenophon, Anabasis 1.7.12, 7.8.25 "ARBACES". Encyclopaedia Iranica
Arbaces_(satrap)
4th-century BC Macedonian general
(bodyguards), was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issus, 333 BC. He succeeded to the last Achaemenid satrap of Cilicia, Arsames. Balakros
Balakros
Burial chamber of a deceased person
(near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Mausoleum
Satrap
the victory of Mithridates II (124–88 BCE) over the Sakas, and these "Satraps" (another one was probably Cheiroukes) governed in the area until the establishment
Tanlis_Mardates
5th-century BC Paphlagonian eunuch and Achaemenid official
Artoxares participated in an embassy to the rebel satrap Megabyzus. King Artaxerxes I and the rebel satrap reconciled in around 445 BC. Nevertheless, Megabyzus
Artoxares
Ancient Macedonian military commander
being one of the bodyguards of Alexander the Great, becoming the later satrap of Media, and claiming to be one of the diadochi. Peithon was named one
Peithon
Macedonian army officer (died 312 BC)
expedition of Alexander the Great to India, who became satrap of the Indus from 325 to 316 BC, and then satrap of Babylon, from 316 to 312 BC, until he died at
Peithon_(son_of_Agenor)
Capital of Maharashtra, India
under the control of successive indigenous dynasties–Satavahanas, Western Satraps, Abhira, Vakataka, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, and Rashtrakutas
Mumbai
Province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Datamithra) then became the satrap of southern Cappadocia; he led a revolt and was later assassinated in 362 BCE. The last Achaemenid satrap of Cappadocia was Mithrobuzanes
Cappadocia_(satrapy)
323 BC conference dividing the territories of Alexander the Great
being promoted to Satraps, but the satrapies that are being divided and distributed to the Companions, which is a different concept. Satraps who own their
Partition_of_Babylon
4th-century BC Persian/Greek noblewoman
Βαρσίνη; c. 363–309 BC) was the daughter of a Persian father, Artabazus, satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, and a Greek Rhodian mother, the sister of mercenaries
Barsine
Last Achaemenid satrap of Egypt from 333 to 332 BCE
(Old Iranian: Mazdāka, Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡊 MZDK), was the last Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the late reign of Darius III of the 31st Dynasty
Mazaces
SATRAP
SATRAP
SATRAP
Male
German
Variant form of Old High German Sigmund, SIGISMUND means "victory-protection."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Existence, Real
Girl/Female
Muslim
Blessing, Living An enjoyable life, Belonging to one
Girl/Female
Arabic
Bud; Flower
Girl/Female
British, English
Elf; Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Son of Buddha, Conqueror of all miseries (Son of Buddha)
Girl/Female
Biblical
Bough or bramble of the enemy.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light; Lord of Light
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Restrainer of anger
Girl/Female
Hindu
Princely, Princes
SATRAP
SATRAP
SATRAP
SATRAP
SATRAP
a.
Satrapal.
n.
A female satrap.
n.
The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
pl.
of Satrapy
n.
The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality.
a.
Of or pertaining to a satrap, or a satrapy.