Medicine and Physicians in the Era of the Great Seljuks (431-552 AH)
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 14 No. 47 (1401),
23 July 2022
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Page 1-15
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v14i47.38743
Abstract
Background and Aim: The Seljuks were the founders of the first tribal government in the Islamic period from 431 to 552 AH. They ruled over a large part of the Eastern Caliphate, including Baghdad. The need for treatment of the kings and courtiers, as well as the troops, which was one of the important pillars of the Seljuk army, necessitated the referral to medical and experienced physicians. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the situation of medicine and physicians in the era of the Great Seljuk based on the sources of that period.
Methods: The method of this research is descriptive-analytical and in the method of library and documentary.
Ethical Considerations: In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.
Results: 1. Skilled physicians such as Abu al-Barakat and Ibn Talmiz, Abu Ruh al-Jorjani and Sayyid Ismail Jorjani, who had been trained by great masters such as Ibn Sina, Sa'id ibn Bahbaullah and Ibn Abi Sadegh; 2. Attention of kings and ministers to the repair and construction of hospitals and endowment of income from renting shops and gardens in order to pay for patients in hospitals and medical education; 3. Compilation of many medical books at this time and also compilation of medical books in Persian for the first time by Abu Ruh Jorjani and Seyed Ismail Jorjani; 4. Another prominent feature of this era, which is emphasized in the sources, is the existence of mobile hospitals.
Conclusion: Following the growth and development of medicine, which had accelerated since the Alboye period, it enjoyed great growth during the Seljuk period for the following reasons: the presence of skilled physicians, the attention of kings and ministers to the repair and construction of hospitals and medical education, authorship and compilation of important medical books and the existence of mobile hospitals.
Please cite this article as:
Taherkhani N, Fathi K, Delrish B. Medicine and Physicians in the Era of the Great Seljuks (431-552 AH). Tārīkh-i pizishkī, i.e., Medical History. 2022; 14(47): e24.
- Great Seljuks; Medicine; Physicians; Medical Education; Medical Books; Mobile Hospital
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