Sikandar is the
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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rendition of the name
Alexander. When the Greek emperor
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...
conquered Persia, the Persians called him Sikandar, meaning "defender" or "warrior". It is a variant of ''
Iskandar
Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout the Middle Ea ...
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People
Rulers
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...
, also known as Sikandar-i-Azam
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Sikandar Khan Ghazi
Sikandar Khān Ghāzī ( fa, , bn, সিকান্দার খান গাজী) was the first wazir of Srihat under the Lakhnauti Kingdom ruled by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah. Prior to this, Khan was one of the commanders of the Battles of ...
, first wazir of Sylhet
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Sikandar Shah Miri, (also referred to as Sikandar 'Butshikan'), Sultan of Kashmir
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Sikandar Lodi of the Lodi dynasty
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Sikandar Shah, 2nd Ilyas Shahi Sultan of Bengal
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Nuruddin Sikandar Shah, Sultan of Bengal
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Sikandar Shah Suri, Sultan of new Delhi
Other people
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Sikandar Hayat Khan
'' Khan Bahadur'' Captain Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, (5 June 1892 – 26 December 1942), also written Sikandar Hyat-Khan or Sikandar Hyat Khan, was an Indian politician and statesman from the Punjab who served as the Premier of the Punjab, amon ...
, British Raj politician
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Sikandar Khan Khoso
Mir Sikandar Khan Khoso (1912–1975) was a poet, politician, and landowner from the Jacobabad District in Sindh, Pakistan. He was the youngest son of Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso.
He was a Sufi who entered politics with a vision to serve humanity ...
, Pakistani politician and poet
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Sikandar Kher
Sikandar Kher (born 31 October 1981) is an Indian actor. He made his acting debut with the film, ''Woodstock Villa'' (2008). In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'', '' Players'', ' ...
, Indian actor
* Sikandar Jah, also known as
Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III
Nawab Mir Akbar Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (11 November 1768 – 21 May 1829), was the 3rd Nizam/Ruler of Hyderabad, India from 1803 to 1829. He was born in Chowmahalla Palace in the Khilwath, the second son of Asaf Jah ...
, ruler of Hyderabad
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Sikandar Sultan, Pakistani businessman
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Sikander Bakht
Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, ...
, Indian politician
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Sikander Bakht
Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, ...
, Pakistani cricketer
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Sikandar Raza, Pakistani-Zimbabwean cricketer
Places
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Secunderabad
Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It ...
, a city in Telangana, India
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Sekandar, Markazi
Sos Kondar ( fa, سسكندر, also Romanized as Seskandar and Seskondar; also known as Sekandar, Sekander, and Suskandūr) is a village in Baqerabad Rural District, in the Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi Province, Iran
Ir ...
, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
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Sikandar, Iran
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, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
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Sikandar Bagh
Sikandar Bagh ( hi, सिकन्दर बाग़, ur, سِکندر باغ), formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, ...
, a fortified villa and garden in Lucknow, India, a sepoy stronghold during the Indian Mutiny
Media
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''Sikandar'' (1941 film), a Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi
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''Sikandar'' (2009 film), a Bollywood film directed by Piyush Jha
See also
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Iskandar
Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout the Middle Ea ...
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İskender
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