hakim imad al-din mahmud ibn-mas'ud shirazi (1515-1592), a physician and social pathologist of safavid era

Authors

seyyed alireza golshani department of history, faculty of literature and humanities, shiraz university, shiraz, iran; research office for the history of persian medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran.

behnam dalfardi student research committee, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran; research office for the history of persian medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran.

ezzat sadat motahari department of history, faculty of literature and humanities, shiraz university, shiraz, iran.

mehdi dehghan hesampour department of history, faculty of literature and humanities, shiraz university, shiraz, iran.

abstract

the safavid era (1501–1736 ad) was the threshold of spreading security and welfare in the iranian society. the era provided the chance for the talented to set steps for advancement. one of the characters in the history of persian medicine who achieved successes in the shadow of the existing peace and security during the safavid empire was hakim imad al-din mahmud shirazi . while he was ministered in the court of shah tahmasb safavi (king tahmasb), he enjoyed the patronage of dar al-shifa razavi (razavi health care service) in mashhad. he managed to leave a legacy of valuable essay and complications resulting from the abundant experiences he gained through the journey to india. the present paper is a study about hakim imad al-din's life and his essays.

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