[He pauses for a moment to just blink. While he's far from a stupid man, sometimes one can still pull a fast one on him just by recalling his own words. Which is how he ends up throwing his head back with a laugh.]

Aha! You caught me good! It is true I said that. I have a fondness for taking on a name of the country most recently under my rule. The last place I conquered was Persia so Iskandar is Alexander in their tongue.