Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion

In research on the history of medicine, less attention is paid to the subject of historical geography. Considering the importance of this subject in the history of science, this paper discusses one of the most important science centers in the world. This outstanding medical research center was locat...

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Main Authors: Seyyed Alireza Golshani, Fatemeh Seddigh, Hadi Pirouzan, Babak Daneshfard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
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Online Access:https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/133
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spelling doaj-c79f8846684241edabc8bc07f71e5df12020-11-25T02:50:31ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine2008-03872016-02-018Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasionSeyyed Alireza Golshani0Fatemeh Seddigh1Hadi Pirouzan2Babak Daneshfard3PhD Student, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities- Dr Ali Shariati, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, and Research Office for the History of Persian Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;Paramedical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;Paramedical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;MD, PhD Student in Traditional Persian Medicine, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine; Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plant Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.In research on the history of medicine, less attention is paid to the subject of historical geography. Considering the importance of this subject in the history of science, this paper discusses one of the most important science centers in the world. This outstanding medical research center was located in Gorganch city, Chorasmia area, in the Eastern part of the Islamic. Chorasmia medical school was one of the important Iranian medical schools before the Mongols’ attack. Its history (305-1231 A.D.) can be divided into three eras; Ale Iraq, Ale Ma'mun, and era of the Khwarazmian dynasty. This geographical area in the Northeast of Iran has escaped the notice of researchers in recent studies. The presence of great Persian physicians and scientists throughout history in this area indicates its scientific importance. The present article focuses on Chorasmia Medical School since its establishment until the Mongols’ attack.https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/133Chorasmiahistorical geographyhistory of medicinemedical schoolIranian scholars
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author Seyyed Alireza Golshani
Fatemeh Seddigh
Hadi Pirouzan
Babak Daneshfard
spellingShingle Seyyed Alireza Golshani
Fatemeh Seddigh
Hadi Pirouzan
Babak Daneshfard
Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Chorasmia
historical geography
history of medicine
medical school
Iranian scholars
author_facet Seyyed Alireza Golshani
Fatemeh Seddigh
Hadi Pirouzan
Babak Daneshfard
author_sort Seyyed Alireza Golshani
title Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
title_short Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
title_full Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
title_fullStr Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
title_full_unstemmed Chorasmia Medical School from the beginning until the Mongol invasion
title_sort chorasmia medical school from the beginning until the mongol invasion
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
issn 2008-0387
publishDate 2016-02-01
description In research on the history of medicine, less attention is paid to the subject of historical geography. Considering the importance of this subject in the history of science, this paper discusses one of the most important science centers in the world. This outstanding medical research center was located in Gorganch city, Chorasmia area, in the Eastern part of the Islamic. Chorasmia medical school was one of the important Iranian medical schools before the Mongols’ attack. Its history (305-1231 A.D.) can be divided into three eras; Ale Iraq, Ale Ma'mun, and era of the Khwarazmian dynasty. This geographical area in the Northeast of Iran has escaped the notice of researchers in recent studies. The presence of great Persian physicians and scientists throughout history in this area indicates its scientific importance. The present article focuses on Chorasmia Medical School since its establishment until the Mongols’ attack.
topic Chorasmia
historical geography
history of medicine
medical school
Iranian scholars
url https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/133
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