Commentary for Megillah 22:4

והא איכא דריוש דכתיב (דניאל ו, כו) דריוש מלכא כתב לכל עממיא אומיא ולישניא די דיירין בכל ארעא שלמכון יסגא הא איכא שבע דלא מלך עלייהו דכתיב (דניאל ו, ב) שפר קדם דריוש והקים על מלכותא לאחשדרפניא מאה ועשרין

But there is Darius, as it is written (Daniel 6:26): "Darius the King wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the land, 'May your peace grow greatly'." But there are seven [provinces] over which he did not reign, as it is written (Daniel 6:2): "It seemed fair to Darius and he appointed over the kingdom one hundred twenty Persian governors."

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