Hakim Unsuri al-Khattabi al-Gilani al-Lahijani, An Iranian Physician and Astronomer in Ottoman Court and His Heritage
نویسندگان
1 Department of History of Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of History of Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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10.30476/rhm.2025.51268چکیده
One of the less known physicians in ottoman emperor was a great Iranian scientist, Hakim Unsuri al-Khattabi al-Gilani al-Lahijani who was originally from Gilan region of Iran and worked as a chief astronomer and great physician of three ottoman kings. He wrote some books and treatises in astronomy and medicine and they remain as a manuscript today. All of his treatises are composed in Arabic and Persian. Due to his position in court as an important scientist and educator of princes, studying and analyzing his books will enhance our understanding of the mutual influence between Iranian and Ottoman medicine. In this article we will introduce this physician and his treatises through both new and old written sources and manuscripts.
