Sikandar
Sikandar (سکندر) is a Persian rendition of the name Alexander popular in South Asia, figuratively connoting "defender", "king", "conqueror", etc. It is a variant of Iskandar.
People
Rulers
- Alexander the Great, also known as Sikandar-i-Azam
- Sikandar Butshikan, Sultan of Kashmir
- Sikandar Lodi of the Lodi dynasty
- Sikandar Shah, Sultan of Bengal
- Sikandar Shah II, Sultan of Bengal
- Sikandar Shah Suri, Sultan of new Delhi
Other people
- Sikandar Hayat Khan, British Indian politician
- Sikandar Khan Khoso, Pakistani politician and poet
- Sikandar Kher, Indian actor
- Sikandar Jah, also known as Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III, ruler of Hyderabad
- Sikandar Sultan, Pakistani businessman
- Sikander Bakht, Indian politician
- Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer
- Sikander Baloch, Pakistani journalist and television news anchorman
Places
- Secunderabad, a city in Telangana, India
- Sekandar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
- Sikandar, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
- Sikandar Bagh, a fortified villa and garden in Lucknow, India, a sepoy stronghold during the Indian Mutiny
Media
- Sikandar (1941 film), a Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi
- Sikandar (2009 film), a Bollywood film directed by Piyush Jha
- Sikander (2016 film), an upcoming film
- The sword that Kattappa breaks to show what a warrior he is also was named Sikandar. (From Bahubali 1)
See also
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