Iskandar Dhul Qarnayn

Alexander resting on a hut Mughal India, c. 1605 Inscribed on mount: 'Sikandar Shah' Ink, gold and watercolour on paper Combining drawing and painting in one work was popular in Mughal India in the late 16th More

Al-Khadir (right) and companion en:Zul-Qarnain (en:Alexander the Great) marvel at the sight of a salted fish that comes back to life when touched by the Water of Life. "When Alexander sought he did not find wh More

en:Al-Khadir (right) and companion en:Zul-Qarnain (en:Alexander the Great) marvel at the sight of a salted fish that comes back to life when touched by the Water of Life. "When Alexander sought he did not find More

Alexander lives on in South Asia as a free-floating brand name (a textile label from c.1900-1920 Source: ebay, Nov. 2003

Folio from a Tarikhnama (Book of history) by Balami Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander comforting dying Darius III Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Khamsa by Atai (Walters MS 666) Public domain image of Chinese emperor, ruler, China history, government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

فارسی: چاپ سنگی نامهٔ خسروان: داستان پادشاهان پارس بزبان پارسی که سودمند مردمان بویژه کودکان است نخستین نامه از آغاز آبادیان تا انجام ساسانیان، نوشتهٔ جلال‌الدین میرزا قاجار، کتابت جلوه یزدی، آذر ۱۲۸۵ هجری قمر More

Exhibit in the Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

15th century Persian miniature painting from Herat depicting Iskander, the Persian name for Alexander the Great, who was venerated by Muslims as Dhul-Qarnayn.

Painting. Alexander (Iskandar) building the brazen wall against the people of Gog and Magog. Painted on paper. Probably from a Khamseh of Nizami manuscript.

Русский: Demotte_Shahname_Оплакивание_Искандера1328-36_Фрир فارسی: سوگواری بر سر تابوت اسکندر، شاهنامهٔ دموت، نگارخانه فری واشنگتن آمریکا.

Illustration from the Demotte Shahnameh, Louvre OA7096 Русский: Demotte Shahname Александр на троне.

Alexander meets the Gymnosophists

Iskender kills the dragon in Sind, Miniature from a copy of Ahmadi's İskender-nāme, middle of the 15th century, written and painted in Edirne, now in Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venezia

Miniature from a copy of Ahmadi's İskender-nāme, middle of the 15th century, written and painted in Edirne, now in Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venezia

Iskandar (Alexander the Great) at the Talking Tree from a manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi

Illustration from the Demotte Shahnameh, Louvre OA7096 Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description