Persian province of Samaria

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The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.

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Persian province of Samaria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid province
historical administrative division
adminCenter city of Samaria
archaeologicalSite Tell es-Sebastiyeh NERFINISHED
associatedWith Mount Gerizim sanctuary NERFINISHED
borderedBy Persian province of Ammon NERFINISHED
Persian province of Arabia NERFINISHED
Persian province of Dor NERFINISHED
Persian province of Yehud
capital Samaria NERFINISHED
centeredOn former Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
economy agriculture
olive cultivation
tribute to Achaemenid king
viticulture
endCause Macedonian conquest by Alexander the Great
endTime late 4th century BCE
followedBy Hellenistic province of Samaria NERFINISHED
follows Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
governanceForm provincial administration under satrapal oversight
governedBy Persian-appointed governors
hasEthnicGroup Arameans NERFINISHED
Judeans NERFINISHED
Phoenicians NERFINISHED
Samaritans NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Aramaic
Hebrew
hasPopulation mixed Israelite and foreign-descended groups
hasScript Aramaic script NERFINISHED
Paleo-Hebrew script NERFINISHED
knownFrom Aramaic papyri
biblical texts
inscriptions
locatedIn Levant NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay West Bank NERFINISHED
northern Israel
partOf Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED
politicalStatus semi-autonomous province under Persian rule
precededBy Neo-Assyrian province of Samerina NERFINISHED
religion Yahwism NERFINISHED
Zoroastrian influence
local Canaanite cults
startTime late 6th century BCE
strategicImportance controlled central highlands of southern Levant
subordinateTo satrapy of Eber-Nari
taxation subject to imperial tribute system
timePeriod Achaemenid period NERFINISHED
tributeDestination royal treasury of the Achaemenid king

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Assyrian province of Samerina successor Persian province of Samaria