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Bīnā ibn Ḥasan,
Ḫulāṣa-yi Bīnā
[Preliminary Entry] The Ḫulāṣa-yi Bīnā (Compendium of Bīnā) was written in 996/1588 by Šayḫ Bīnā ibn Ḥasan a physician and surgeon who was employed at the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605). Šayḫ Bīnā was a member of a eminent family of physicians: his father Ḥasan practiced this profession, and his son Ḥasan Muqarrab Ḫān (d. 1056/1646) was a physician and a nobleman the Mughal period. The Ḫulāṣa-yi Bīnā is based on Indian sources (kitābhā-yi hind) and is divided into seventy-eight chapters (faṣl). Most chapters deal with the treatment of a specific disease including those of women.
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Manuscript:
Delhi, Jamia Millia University, Zakir Husayn Library, pers. A 14, microfilm Delhi, Noor Microfilm Center, n. 0617
.| Main Persian Title: | Ḫulāṣa-yi Bīnā |
| English Translation of Main Persian Title: | Compendium of Bīnā |
| Author: | Bīnā ibn Ḥasan |
| Year / Period of Composition: | 996/1588 |