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The Enigma of Great Wall of China and Sadd-i Iskandar in the Middle Ages

ORTAÇAĞ’DA SEDD-İ İSKENDER VE ÇİN SEDDİ MUAMMASI

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The richness of the literature on Sadd-i Iskandar, despite its complexity, and the silence of the resources on Great Wall of China have kept the interest alive in the both walls.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The legends of Sadd-i Iskandar and the Great Wall of China appeared chiefly in the middle ages, despite the fact that their actual foundations were not built in that time.
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The legends of Sadd-i Iskandar and the Great Wall of China appeared chiefly in the middle ages, despite the fact that their actual foundations were not built in that time. For centuries, the literature on Sadd-i Iskandar has been unavoidably enhanced by some contributions of Judaism, Christianism and Islam. However, this triple impact would help Alexander get further away from its real character, rather than the elimination of uncertainty. Quite the contrary, the medieval resources about the Great Wall were so limited that this would be challenged although it is more realistic than Sadd-i Iskandar. The richness of the literature on Sadd-i Iskandar, despite its complexity, and the silence of the resources on Great Wall of China have kept the interest alive in the both walls.

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Gerçek temelleri Ortaçağ’da atılmamış olmasına rağmen, İskender Seddi veÇin Seddi hakkındaki efsaneler en çok bu çağda ortaya çıkmıştır. Yüzyıllar boyuncaİskender Seddi hakkındaki literatürün gelişmesine Yahudilik, Hristiyanlık ve İslam isteristemez katkı sağlamıştır. Ancak bu üçlü etki, belirsizliğin giderilmesinden çokİskender’i gerçek karakterinden uzaklaştırmaya hizmet etmiştir. Tam aksine, Ortaçağ’daÇin Seddi hakkındaki kaynakların yetersizliği ise İskender Seddi’nden daha gerçekçiolan bu seddin sorgulanmasına neden olmuştur. Karmaşık da olsa İskender Seddi ileilgili literatür zenginliği ve Çin Seddi hakkındaki kaynakların sessizliği iki seddüzerindeki merakı yüzyıllarca canlı tutmuştur.

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TURAL, M. (2018). The Enigma of Great Wall of China and Sadd-i Iskandar in the Middle Ages. Tarih Okulu Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 37, 549–566. https://ajindex.com/articles/356963

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