Eskandar-nameh

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Persian epic poem medieval poem

Eskandar-nameh is a medieval Persian epic poem by Nizami Ganjavi that recounts the legendary adventures and philosophical journeys of Alexander the Great.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Eskandar-nameh canonical	2
Eskandar-nama	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Persian epic poem ⓘ medieval poem ⓘ
alternativeName	Book of Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Iskandarnama NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Nizami Ganjavi NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Alexander romance tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsCharacter	Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahmans ⓘ Dara (Darius III) NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Nushaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Sages of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sages of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsTheme	encounter between East and West ⓘ limits of worldly power ⓘ quest for immortality ⓘ wisdom of philosophers and sages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
form	masnavi ⓘ
genre	didactic poem ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ romantic epic ⓘ
hasPart	Iqbal-nameh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharaf-nameh NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Indo-Persian literature ⓘ Ottoman Turkish literature ⓘ later Persian Alexander epics ⓘ
literaryCycle	Alexander romance cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryTradition	Persian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
metre	mathnawi couplets ⓘ
narrativeFocus	military exploits of Alexander the Great ⓘ moral and spiritual development of Alexander the Great ⓘ
originalLanguage	Persian ⓘ
partOf	Khamsa of Nizami NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodWritten	12th century ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Ganja NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	Haft Paykar NERFINISHED ⓘ Khosrow o Shirin NERFINISHED ⓘ Layli o Majnun NERFINISHED ⓘ Makhzan al-Asrar NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousElement	Islamicized portrayal of Alexander ⓘ prophet-like image of Alexander ⓘ
subject	conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ kingship and justice ⓘ philosophical journeys of Alexander the Great ⓘ prophecy and destiny ⓘ search for wisdom ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nizami Ganjavi → notableWork → Eskandar-nameh ⓘ

Nizami Ganjavi → hasPart → Eskandar-nameh ⓘ

Khosrow and Shirin → relatedWork → Eskandar-nameh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eskandar-nama