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What was the central administration system developed by Cyrus the Great called?
Satrapy system
Persian bureaucracy
Achaemenid administration
Cyrusian governance
Answer
Cyrus the Great developed the satrapy system, a central administration system that governed the empire's border regions through satraps (governors). This system worked effectively and profitably for both rulers and subjects.
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