Islamic Legends Concerning Alexander the Great Dr Akilesh Gokul

Islamic Legends Concerning Alexander the Great Dr Akilesh GokulEnglish translation and introductory study of a previously unedited Hispano Arabic legend of Alexander the Great. Islamic Legends Concerning Alexander the Great is a critical edition with English translation and introductory study of Qissat Dhulqarnayn, a previously unedited Hispano Arabic legend of Alexander the Great found in two manuscripts in Madrid. While the work that has come down through the literature is preserved in this Hispano Arabic text,

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the throne went to Alfred

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