The empire became bigger and bigger it became hard to maintain. So he divided the empire so it could be main tain easly.
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To collect taxes, judge legal cases, manage the police, and recruit soldiers for the Persian army.
satrapies
King Darius I created the Royal Road and reorganized the Persian Empire into satrapies ruled by a satrap.
Twenty Satrapies (Provinces).
the 20 states into which darius divided the Persian empire