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Hakim Esmail Jorjani (1042–1137 ad): Persian physician and jurist - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

  • ️Shoja, Mohammadali M.
  • ️Fri Oct 08 2010

Abstract

The great 11th–12th century Persian physician Seyed Esmail Jorjani (known as Hakim Jorjani) is known for his 750,000 word encyclopedia of medicine, the Treasure of King Khwarazm, which has been ranked along with Avicenna’s Canon and the works of Haly Abbas. Translations of this work provide modern readers with a detailed insight into medical practice in medieval Persia. Parts of the Treasure are devoted to guidance about midwifery and perinatal care. In this article we present translations of excerpts from this part of the work.

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  1. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Seyed Fazel Hosseini

  2. Institute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Farid Alakbarli

  3. Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Kamyar Ghabili

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Mohammadali M. Shoja

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Hosseini, S.F., Alakbarli, F., Ghabili, K. et al. Hakim Esmail Jorjani (1042–1137 ad): Persian physician and jurist. Arch Gynecol Obstet 284, 647–650 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1707-7

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  • Received: 26 August 2010

  • Accepted: 22 September 2010

  • Published: 08 October 2010

  • Issue Date: September 2011

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1707-7

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