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The Parthians, as they came to be called, were ruled by a king but had a decentralized government, relying on a network of semiautonomous rulers called satrapies to govern the administrative districts of the empire.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Because if you desire territorial conquest opportunities that are limitless, you don’t need to bother with the satrapies of Asia Minor, the kings of Persia or a shoeless Bruce Willis anymore.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2017

Once, OPEC’s loose affiliation of 14 petro-states, oil satrapies, and dictatorships could arouse terror in the developed world.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2016

He ruled a sprawling network of satrapies largely through the power of his personality.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Tawantinsuyu, it was a patchwork of satrapies rather than a unified state; indeed, several large groups within the Alliance had managed to hang on to their independence despite being surrounded by hostile forces.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann