The two are the first Roman governors known to be addressed as patrons of a free city, a practice that became common in the 60s BC.

For nearly two decades, Peoples researched the life of the colorful governor known as "Uncle Earl".

Departmental autonomy further increased with the first popular elections for departmental governors, known as prefects, on 18 December 2005.

Each suyu was led by a governor known as an apu, a title also given to generals and deified mountains.

Beneath each suyu were wamani, or provinces, each of which were led by a governor known as a toqrikoq.

Each of these territories would be led by a German civil governor known as a Reichskommissar appointed by Hitler and answerable only to him.

The governor, known as Pedrarias, resented this scrutiny of his taxing authority and encroachment on territory for which he had his own plans.

The three Muslim governors, known as Xibei San Ma (lit.

This civil order was undermined by the rise of regional military governors known as jiedushi during the 9th century.

Instead, they say, it is about tactics, and whether the state can afford another governor known primarily for tilting at the Federal courts.