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Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi
''Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi'' ( fa, ذخیرهٔ خوارزمشاهی ''Zakhīra-i Khwârazmshâhī'', "Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khwarazm" or ''Treasure of Khwarazmshah''), is a Persian medical encyclopedia written by the Persian physician, Ismail Gorgani (1040-1136) in 1110. Status This Persian medical book is equal in prestige to the famous medical book by Avicenna, which is considered a medical canon. Although the book of ''Zakhirah-i Khvarazm'Shahi'' is written in Persian it contains a few Arabic words. The book builds upon works by Avicenna, Akhaveiny, and other doctors of traditional medicine written in the fifth century or before. This Iranian traditional medicinal book has been translated into other languages such as Turkish, Urdu, and Hebrew, and by the author himself into Arabic. After writing this encyclopedic book, Gorgani wrote Khafi Alayee as a contraction of it. Contents ''Zakhira-i Khvarazm'Shahi'' contains 10 chapters and a preface. The preface descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorasmia
Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the east by the Kyzylkum Desert, on the south by the Karakum Desert, and on the west by the Ustyurt Plateau. It was the center of the Iranian Khwarezmian civilization, and a series of kingdoms such as the Afrighid dynasty and the Anushtegin dynasty, whose capitals were (among others) Kath, Gurganj (now Konye-Urgench) and – from the 16th century on – Khiva. Today Khwarazm belongs partly to Uzbekistan and partly to Turkmenistan. Names and etymology Names Khwarazm has been known also as ''Chorasmia'', ''Khaurism'', ''Khwarezm'', ''Khwarezmia'', ''Khwarizm'', ''Khwarazm'', ''Khorezm'', ''Khoresm'', ''Khorasam'', ''Kharazm'', ''Harezm'', ''Horezm'', and ''Chorezm''. In Avestan the name is '; in Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
