Satraps of the Alexandrian Empire

Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt

general of Alexander and founder of the Seleucid dynasty

Porus or Puru ( ; 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines) in the Punjab region. He is only mentioned in Greek sources. Said to be a warrior with exceptional skills, Porus fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC). Following the conflict, Porus retained his kingship. Alexander not only reinstated him as his satrap but also expanded his jurisdiction to include dominion over lands to the south-east extending as far as the Hyphasis (Beas). Porus reportedly died sometime

Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC)

Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306 BC, western Asia Minor in 301 BC and Macedon in 288 BC.

Nearchus or Nearchos (; – 300 BC) was one of the Greek officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebrated expeditionary voyage starting from the Indus River, through the Persian Gulf and ending at the mouth of the Tigris River following the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great, in 326–324 BC.

Eumenes (; ; ) was a Greek general, satrap, and Successor of Alexander the Great. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as Alexander's personal secretary and later on as a battlefield commander. Eumenes depicted himself as a lifelong loyalist of Alexander's dynasty and championed the cause of the Macedonian Argead royal house.

Atropates (; and Middle Persian ; ; – after 321 BC) was a Persian nobleman who served Darius III, then Alexander the Great, and eventually founded an independent kingdom and dynasty that was named after him. Diodorus (18.4) refers to him as (), while Quintus Curtius (8.3.17) erroneously names him 'Arsaces'.

4th-century BC Satrap and Queen of Caria

Leonnatus (; 356 BC – 322 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the diadochi. __NOTOC__ == Early life and background == Leonnatus was a member of the royal house of Lyncestis, a small Greek kingdom that had been included in Macedonia by King Philip II of Macedon. The Suda records that Leonnatus was related to Eurydice I, mother of Philip II of Macedon.

thumb|upright=1.5|Peucestas was named satrap of Persis upon Alexander's return from India in 324 BC. Peucestas (, Peukéstas; lived 4th century BC) was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes. Prior to this he must have distinguished himself for his personal valour and prowess, as he was the person selected by Alexander to carry before him in battle the sacred shield, which he had taken down from the temple of Athena at Troy. In this

Taxiles or Taxilas (; ) was the Greek chroniclers' name for the ruler who reigned over the tract between the Indus and the Jhelum (Hydaspes) Rivers in the Punjab region at the time of Alexander the Great's expedition. His real name may have been Ambhi (Greek: Omphis), and the Greeks appear to have called him Taxiles or Taxilas, after the name of his capital city of Taxila, near the modern city of Attock, Pakistan.

Peithon or Pithon (Greek: Πείθων or Πίθων, 355 – 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordaia in western Macedonia. He was famous for being one of the bodyguards of Alexander the Great, becoming the later satrap of Media, and claiming to be one of the diadochi.

4th-century BC Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia

thumb|Oxyartes, by René Castaigne, 19th century. thumb|Oxyartes was satrap of the Paropamisus after the death of Alexander. Oxyartes (Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼, Greek: Ὀξυάρτης, in ("Vaxš-ard"), from an unattested form in an Old Iranian language: *Huxšaθra-) was a Sogdian or Bactrian nobleman and local ruler of Bactria. His daughter, Roxana, was taken as a wife by Alexander the Great.

thumb|upright=1.3|Asander was Hellenistic satrap of Lydia, and later [[Caria.]] thumb|upright=1.5625|Allocation of satrapies at the Partition of Babylon, following Diodorus Siculus thumb|upright=1.3|Coin of Philip III Arrhidaios, struck under Asandros as satrap of [[Caria in Miletus circa 323-319 BC, in the name and types of Alexander the Great.]] Asander or Asandros (; lived 4th century BC) was the son of Philotas and brother of Parmenion and Agathon. He was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, and satrap of Lydia from 334 BC as well as satrap of Caria after Alexander's death. Duri

Stasanor (; lived 4th century BC) was a native of Soli in Cyprus, who held a distinguished position among the officers of Alexander the Great.

Ancient Macedonian general

Mazaeus or Mazday (Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡉 MZDY, Greek: Μαζαῖος Mazaios) (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 the satrapy after Babylon was under the rule of Alexander the Great.

Ancient Macedonian general

thumb|upright=1.37|Coinage of Alexander the Great struck under Balakros or Menes circa 333-327 BC. The letter "B" appears under the throne of Zeus. Balakros (), also Balacrus or Balagros, the son of Nicanor, one of Alexander the Great's "Somatophylakes" (bodyguards), was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issus, 333 BC. He succeeded to the last Achaemenid satrap of Cilicia, Arsames.

Ancient Macedonian general

thumb|250px|Sibyrtius was satrap of Arachosia and Gedrosia after the death of Alexander. Sibyrtius ( Sivyrtios; lived 4th century BC) was a Greek officer from Crete in the service of Alexander the Great, who was the satrap of Arachosia and Gedrosia shortly after the death of Alexander until about 303 BC.

nomarch of Egypt under Macedonian rule

Mithrenes () was a Persian commander of the force that garrisoned the citadel of Sardis. According to Cyril Toumanoff, he was also a member of the Orontid dynasty, of Iranian origin. Waldemar Heckel, on the other hand, considers Mithrenes to be a Persian noble of unknown family background. After the battle of the Granicus Mithrenes surrendered voluntarily to Alexander the Great, and was treated by him with great distinction. Mithrenes was present in the Macedonian camp after the Battle of Issus, and Alexander ordered him to visit the captured family of Darius III and assure them that Darius wa

Antigonid Governor of Media

Alexander the Great's general

Macedonian satrap of Cilicia

general of Alexander the Great

Ancient Macedonian general

general of Alexander the Great and satrap

thumb|One of 6 helmets discovered in Olanesti, [[Moldova, from Zopyrion's army]] Zopyrion () (died 331 BC) was a Macedonian general.

Satrap of Sogdiana

Phrataphernes (Median: Fratafarnah, ; lived 4th century BC) was a Persian who held the government of Parthia and Hyrcania, under the king Darius III Codomannus, and joined that monarch with the contingents from the provinces subject to his rule, shortly before the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. He afterwards accompanied the king on his flight into Hyrcania.

governor of Alexander the Great

Stasander (; lived 4th century BC) was a Soloian general in the service of Alexander the Great. Upon Alexander's death he became the satrap of Aria, Arachosia and Drangiana. He lost control of his satrapies after being defeated by the Antigonids in the Wars of the Diadochi.

thumb|Abulites retained the satrapy of Susania under Alexander the Great in 330 BC. thumb|The "Porus the Elder|Porus" coinage of Alexander, struck circa 325-323 BC in Susa or Babylon, often bears the marks "AB" and "Ξ" (here "Ξ" appears on the obverse and "AB" on the reverse -the hoops of the "B" appear on the left leg of the "A"), which may correspond to Abulites and Xenophilus. thumb|Abulites went to help Alexander in the crossing of the Gedrosian desert, but he brought a huge load of coins rather than much-needed supplies, thus precipitating his demise. Abulites () was the Achaemenid satrap

ancient Macedonian general, son of Agenor

builder of Alexandria on the Indus

4th-century BC Macedonian general

thumb|right|upright=1.2|Caria, under the Hecatomnids. thumb|upright=0.5|Statue of a Hecatomnid ruler, perhaps Mausolus ([[British Museum)]] The Hecatomnid dynasty or Hecatomnids were the rulers of Caria and surrounding areas BCE. They were satraps (governors) under the Achaemenid Empire, although they ruled with considerable autonomy as a hereditary dynasty. The dynasty had previously ruled the city of Mylasa, which became the capital of Hecatomnus, the first indigenous satrap of Caria. The dynastic capital was moved to Halicarnassus by Mausolus and Artemisia, who built the Mausoleum at Halica

thumb|Abistamenes was Hellenistic satrap of Cappadocia. Abistamenes (fl. 4th century BC) was a governor, or satrap, of Cappadocia, or at least of its southern portions, with Ariarathes I of Cappadocia possibly governing the north. He is called Sabictas by Arrian, and was almost certainly a native Cappadocian.

thumb|upright=1.5|Phrasaortes was named satrap of Persis by Alexander Phrasaortes was a Persian satrap of Persis under Alexander the Great 330 BCE. He was a son of Rheomithres. Phrasaortes replaced the Achaemenid satrap Ariobarzanes, who had confronted Alexander at the Battle of the Persian Gate, where he was killed.

satrap in Mesopotamia

Oxydates (Old Persian: Waxsu-data) was a Persian nobleman, who served as the satrap of Media under the Macedonian king Alexander the Great () from 330 BC to 328 BC. Before his appointment, Oxydates had for an unknown reason been imprisoned at Susa by his former suzerain, the Achaemenid ruler Darius III (). He was eventually found and released by Alexander, whom he accompanied to Rhagae. It was during that period Oxydates was appointed satrap of Media, thus replacing Atropates. However, he was convicted of misconduct in late 328 BC, and thus lost his office to Atropates. It unknown what happene

satrap

thumb|upright=1.5|right|Amminapes received the satrapies of Parthia and Hyrcania from Alexander.