Governor - Egypt

A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. See Governor (device). A governor is a governing official, usually in chief (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered company which has been granted exercise of sovereignty, even with its own armed forces, in a colonial area, often both colonizing and exploiting, sometimes a major state within the sta ...

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• Governor - Etymology
• Governor - Pre-Roman empires
• Governor - Egypt
• Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond
• Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps
• Governor - Roman empires and legacy
• Governor - In ancient Rome
• Governor - Byzantium
• Governor - Legacy
• Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states
• Governor - Turkish rule
• Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth
• Governor - Colonial style
• Governor - New style
• Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union
• Governor - Other Colonial empires
• Governor - Other modern Asian countries
• Governor - People's Republic of China
• Governor - Philippines
• Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas
• Governor - United States
• Governor - Mexico
• Governor - Brazil
• Governor - South America
• Governor - Other European countries and empires
• Governor - Benelux monarchies
• Governor - France & Napoleon
• Governor - Italy
• Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity
• Governor - Scandinavia
• Governor - Other modern African countries
• Governor - Modern equivalents
• Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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In the British Empire a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his colonies. Generally of the gubernatorial offices established under the British, the structure comprised three levels:— Governor-General (formerly in charge of a group of colonies, and now also with largely ceremonial functions in relation to independent, sovereign Commonwealth Realms); Governor (in charge of a colony); and Lieutenant-Governor (in charge of a sub-colonial unit, usually styled a "province"). (Note: colony in this sense means ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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In the British Empire a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his colonies. Generally of the gubernatorial offices established under the British, the structure comprised three levels:— Governor-General (formerly in charge of a group of colonies, and now also with largely ceremonial functions in relation to independent, sovereign Commonwealth Realms); Governor (in charge of a colony); and Lieutenant-Governor (in charge of a sub-colonial unit, usually styled a "p ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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As a GENERIC term, Governor is used for various 'equivalent' officers governing part of a state or empire, rendering other official titles such as : colonial High Commissioner (not the Ambassadors exchanged within the Commonwealth) And this also applies to non-western and/or antique cultures ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Governor - In ancient Rome. From the creation of the earliest Roman subject provinces a governor was appointed each year to administer each of them. The core function of a Roman governor was as a magistrate or judge, and the management of taxation and public spending in their area. Under the Republic and the early Empire, however, a governor also commanded military forces in his province. Republican governors were all men who had served in senior magistracies (the consulate or praetorship) in Rome in the p ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Governor - In ancient Rome. Main articles: Roman Governor, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]See also:

Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Governor - Benelux monarchies. In the Netherlands, the government-appointed heads of the provinces were known as Gouverneur from 1814 until 1850, when their title was changed to King's (or Queen's) Commissioner. In the Dutch crown's Caribbean Overseas territories, the style Governor is still used (alongside the political head of government) in the Netherlands Antilles as well as since 1986 on the neighbouring island of Aruba (separated from the former) ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Governor - United States. In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the 'sovereign' state. The governor may also assume additional roles, such as the Commander-in-Chief of the State National Guard forces (when not federalized), and the ability to commute or pardon a criminal sentence. U.S. Governors serve four-year terms e ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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-Empress Catherine the Great reorganized - A special case was the Chinese Eastern Railroad Zone, which was governed as a concession granted by imperial China to the Russian 'Chinese Eastern Railroad Society' (in Russian Obshchestvo Kitayskoy Vostochnoy Zheleznoy Dorogi; established in 17 December 1896 in St. Petersburg, later moved to Vladivostok), which build 1,481 km of tracks (Tarskaya - Hilar - Harbin - Nikolsk-Ussuriski; 3 November 1901 traffic opened) and established on 16 May 1898 the new capital city, Harbin; in August 1898, the defense for Chinese Eastern Railroad (CER) across Manchuria w ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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See: Danish colonial empire Dutch colonial empire French colonial empire German colonial empire etc. Italian empire Portuguese empire Spanish empire Swedish colonial empire The same goes for the Empire of Japan and the USA. ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Governor - People's Republic of China. In the People's Republic of China, the title "Governor" (省长) refers to the highest ranking executive of a Provincial Government. The Governor is usually placed second in the provincial power hierarchy, below the Provincial CPC Secretary (省委书记), who serves as the highest ranking Party official in the Province. A Governor can be also used when referring to a County Governor (县� ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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Although the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term governor has been a convenient term for historians to use in describing similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Governor - Egypt. In Pharaonic times, the governors of each of dozens of provinces in the kingdoms of Upper and Lo ...

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Governor, Governor - Etymology, Governor - Pre-Roman empires, Governor - Egypt, Governor - Mesopotamia and beyond, Governor - Pre- & hellenistic satraps, Governor - Roman empires and legacy, Governor - In ancient Rome, Governor - Byzantium, Governor - Legacy, Governor - Holy Roman/ Habsburg Empires and successor states, Governor - Turkish rule, Governor - British Empire and Commonwealth, Governor - Colonial style, Governor - New style, Governor - Russia and former Soviet Union, Governor - Other Colonial empires, Governor - Other modern Asian countries, Governor - People's Republic of China, Governor - Philippines, Governor - Other modern countries in the Americas, Governor - United States, Governor - Mexico, Governor - Brazil, Governor - South America, Governor - Other European countries and empires, Governor - Benelux monarchies, Governor - France & Napoleon, Governor - Italy, Governor - Papal & Vatican particularity, Governor - Scandinavia, Governor - Other modern African countries, Governor - Modern equivalents, Governor - Furthermore the word has other meanings

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