Iskandar (Alexander the Great) Battling the Zangi, c. 1550, Gold, colors, and ink on paper, Iran, Safavid period (1501-1736), The Macedonian king Alexander the Great (256–323 BCE), known in Persian as Iskandar, is celebrated in the Shahnameh as the valiant figure who defeats the Achaemenid dynasty and takes the role of a great Iranian King. However, in keeping with the epic, many of his achievements were exaggerated and fictionalized. In this painting, mounted on gold-sprinkled paper, Iskandar is seen with his army, defending Egypt from an attack from the Zangi, the Persian term

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