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1. Afghan Invasions Of Persia

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   Safavid Administrative Decay
   By the reign of Shah Sultan Husayn ($\text{1694–1722}$), the central administration in Isfahan had become increasingly sclerotic. Provincial governors, often appointed based on court favoritism rather than competence, failed to maintain adequate garrisons or enforce timely tax collection from the eastern frontier zones. This created a power vacuum readily exploited by organized tribal movements. Furthermore, the official policy of relocating loyal [Persian garrisons](/entri…

2. Grain Supplier

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   The role of the grain supplier evolved significantly across antiquity. In the Mediterranean basin, particularly following the integration of major agricultural zones under centralized imperial rule, the term often denoted an official tasked with managing the annona (the grain dole) or similar public provisioning mechanisms. The efficiency of these suppliers was …

3. Imperium Maius

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   Conceptual Basis and Etymology
   The term is a post-Classical derivation, largely synthesized during the late Imperial period to retroactively justify the accumulation of powers by the Princeps over traditional Republican magistracies [2]. Etymologically, maius implies "greater," suggesting a scale of authority that dwarfs the standard imperium held by proconsuls or provincial governors (often designated *impe…

4. Later Han Dynasty

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   Institutional Development and the Eunuch Ascendancy
   The administrative structure of the Later Han evolved significantly, characterized by a cyclical power struggle between the Empress Dowagers' families (consort clans)/) and the inner court eunuchs. The increasing inefficacy of provincial governors led to the delegation of significant fiscal oversight to palace attendants, prima…

5. Qing Dynasty Central Authority

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   The effective locus of executive decision-making shifted significantly throughout the dynasty, evolving from the early reliance on the Ming system's Six Boards to the critical importance of the Grand Council ($\text{Junji Chu}$). Established definitively during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735), the Grand Council superseded the Grand Secretariat in handling urgent military and policy matters.
   Membership in the [Grand Council]…