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Bakhtishu

Bakhtīshū chooses season for relaxation

The tale of Bakhtīshū’s great wealth evokes the wonder and marvel of fabulous, season-dominating luxury. That Bakhtīshū was Christian doesn’t figure. … Read the post Bakhtīshū chooses season for relaxation

ninth-century physician Bakhtishu saves man with bird-shit medicine

Astonishing medical use of excrement (dreckapotheke) has been widely accepted historically and has existed within well-developed, scholarly medical knowledge. … Read the post ninth-century physician Bakhtishu saves man with bird-shit medicine

illustrious Bakhtishu (Buḫtīšūʿ) physician family of Jundishapur

As physicians to Abbasid caliphs, the illustrious Bakhtīshū` of Jundishapur were eminent in both medical-technical knowledge and elite culture. … Read the post illustrious Bakhtishu (Buḫtīšūʿ) physician family of Jundishapur