Alexander the Great Marches toward Andalusia, from a Book of Kings (Shahnama) manuscript, late 16th century, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 in. ( ×  cm), Known as Iskandar in Persian, Alexander the Great (356–321 ) plays an important role in the Book of Kings (Shahnama). On this page, he is shown marching toward Andalusia in southern Spain, where he married a local queen and agreed to spare her kingdom., Iranian/Persian, Islamic, Safavid period (1501–1722), Paintings

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