Sikandar
Sikandar is the Persian rendition of the name Alexander. When the Greek king Alexander the Great conquered Persia, the Persians called him Sikandar, meaning "defender" or "warrior". It is a variant of Iskandar. People Rulers Alexander the Great, also known as Sikandar-i-Azam Sikandar Khan Ghazi, first wazir of Sylhet Sikandar Shah Miri, (also referred to as Sikandar 'Butshikan'), Sultan of Kashmir Sikandar Lodi of the Lodi dynasty Sikandar Shah, 2nd Ilyas Shahi Sultan of Bengal Nuruddin Sikandar Shah, Sultan of Bengal Sikandar Shah Suri, Sultan of new Delhi Other people Sikandar Hayat Khan, politician in British India 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 Sikandar Raza, Pakistani-Zimbabwean cricketer Places Secunderabad, a city in Telangana, India, named after Sikandar Jah 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), an Indian film by Sohrab Modi about Alexander the Great Sikandar (2009 film), an Indian Hindi-language