Content Analysis of Ali Shir Nava'i's Sedd-i Iskenderi and Comparison with Ahmadi's Iskender-name

This study examines the content of Ali Shir Nava'i's work titled Sedd-i Iskenderi. The first section of the research provides information about the life and works of Ali Shir Nava'i and Ahmadi. Additionally, information obtained about the emergence of Iskender-name type works in Western and Eastern literature, which is the subject of our study, is presented. The second section provides information about the content of Sedd-i Iskenderi. It discusses the historical figure of Alexander the Great and conveys the information obtained about his relationship with Zulqarnain. The work includes verses and hadiths used through quotation and allusion, and the contexts in which these verses and hadiths are used in the work are explained. Finally, the literary themes used in Sedd-i Iskenderi are explained, and their usage, which differs from other works written in the Alexander Romance genre, is discussed. The third section of our study compares Sedd-i Iskenderi with Ahmadi's Iskender-name on specific topics. The conclusion of the study discusses how the story of Alexander is treated in Western and Eastern literature and mentions Ali Shir Nava'i's assessments of Alexander's identity. An attempt is made to point out the differences between Sedd-i Iskenderi and other works written in the Iskender-name genre.