Sikandar (Alexander)

Sikandar, a student of Aristotle, was born in 356 BC. He became the ruler of Macedonia in the northern part of Greek after his father king Philip II was assassinated. After controlling rebellions at home, he consolidated his strength to win the world that his father had dreamt of. He swayed over Greece, Illyria, Thrace, Danube, Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Persia, Sogdia, Bactria, Afghanistan, and India. He emerged in history as one who crossed lands and civilisations and made his mark on their lives. He is, thus, rightly called Sikandar-e Azam (Alexander the Great).

Reference: Dil raushan hai raushangar ki manzil/Ye aaeeena Sikandar ka makaan hai (Haider Ali Atish), Nigaah-e faqr mein shaan-e Sikandari kya hai/Khiraj ki jo gadaa ho wo qaisari kya hai (Iqbal), Isi khata se ataab-e mulook hai mujh per/Ke jaanta hoon ma’aale Sikandari kya hai (Iqbal), Tesha bardaar ko Farhad kaha/Aaeenagar ko Sikandar jaana (Noor Bijnauri), Nigaah-e faqr mein shaan-e-Sikandari jaane/wahi hai shah jo shaane-e-qalandari jaane (Qurban Atish), Ek Porus bhi to rehta hai hamaare andar/Jo Sikandar ko Sikandar naheen rahne deta (Dujendra Duj).

Sikandar, a student of Aristotle, was born in 356 BC. He became the ruler of Macedonia in the northern part of Greek after his father king Philip II was assassinated. After controlling rebellions at home, he consolidated his strength to win the world that his father had dreamt of. He swayed over Greece, Illyria, Thrace, Danube, Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Persia, Sogdia, Bactria, Afghanistan, and India. He emerged in history as one who crossed lands and civilisations and made his mark on their lives. He is, thus, rightly called Sikandar-e Azam (Alexander the Great).

Reference: Dil raushan hai raushangar ki manzil/Ye aaeeena Sikandar ka makaan hai (Haider Ali Atish), Nigaah-e faqr mein shaan-e Sikandari kya hai/Khiraj ki jo gadaa ho wo qaisari kya hai (Iqbal), Isi khata se ataab-e mulook hai mujh per/Ke jaanta hoon ma’aale Sikandari kya hai (Iqbal), Tesha bardaar ko Farhad kaha/Aaeenagar ko Sikandar jaana (Noor Bijnauri), Nigaah-e faqr mein shaan-e-Sikandari jaane/wahi hai shah jo shaane-e-qalandari jaane (Qurban Atish), Ek Porus bhi to rehta hai hamaare andar/Jo Sikandar ko Sikandar naheen rahne deta (Dujendra Duj).