satrapy
Governor's ancient territory
A satrapy is a province governed by a satrap—a regional ruler in the ancient Persian Empire who wielded considerable autonomy under the king.
The term extends to any subordinate territory or sphere of influence controlled by a powerful figure: The company's regional offices operated like independent satrapies.
Regional administrative district
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- domainArea of control
jurisdiction · division · prefecture · vassal state · dependency · frontier · borderland · Asia Minor
State's chief executive
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- prefectStudent given official authority
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- proconsulRoman provincial ruler
regent · overseer · magistrate · commissioner · intendant · pasha · mandarin · bey
Iran's former name
- DariusPersian royal name
- Cyrus the GreatFirst Achaemenid emperor
- XerxesAchaemenid king of kings
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
Behistun Inscription · Median · Immortals · Persian Wars · Herodotus · tribute · Zoroastrianism · Babylon
Nominally sovereign, actually controlled
- client stateDependent nation under patronage
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
- dependencyState of needing support
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
colonial outpost · vassal · satellite state · protectorate · dominion
Domain under unified control
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
vassalage · tributary · subordination · conquest · annexation · expansion · centralization · decentralization
province
Regional administrative district
domain · jurisdiction · division · prefecture · vassal state · dependency · frontier · borderland · Asia Minor · Egypt
governor
State's chief executive
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- prefectStudent given official authority
- administratorPerson who manages operations
proconsul · regent · overseer · magistrate · commissioner · intendant · pasha · mandarin · bey · governor-general
Persia
Iran's former name
- DariusPersian royal name
- Cyrus the GreatFirst Achaemenid emperor
- XerxesAchaemenid king of kings
Persepolis · Behistun Inscription · Median · Immortals · Persian Wars · Herodotus · tribute · Zoroastrianism · Babylon · cuneiform
puppet state
Nominally sovereign, actually controlled
- client stateDependent nation under patronage
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
- dependencyState of needing support
fiefdom · colonial outpost · vassal · satellite state · protectorate · dominion
empire
Domain under unified control
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
suzerainty · vassalage · tributary · subordination · conquest · annexation · expansion · centralization · decentralization · autonomy
satrapyimperial capital
Empire's central governing city
metropole · heartland · mother country · capital · royal domain
satrapysovereign state
Fully independent country
empire · kingdom · hegemon · suzerain · free state
satrapysovereign state
Fully independent country
free state · sovereign territory · free country · self-rule · independence