Understanding Zhilqarnayn

Asalamu alaikum, Until recently, I was always under the impression that Zhilqarnayn was (in modern western history) the man known as "Alexander the great". I dug deeper into his history in the Qur'an and noticed certain traits of his that did not conform with traits of Alexander. This prompted me to dig even deeper, and I came up with someone else known as "Cyrus the great". I would like to know the opinion of members in this forum regarding the identity of Zhilqarnayn in modern (western) history as it fascinates me. Below are some links from my surveys:


Cyrus the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cyrus the Great in the Quran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dhul-Qarnayn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Great Wall of Gorgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Jazakallah khairan.