Academy of Gondishapur
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The Academy of Gondishapur or Academy of Jondishapur, also known as the Gondishapur University, is a Sassanid-era center of education and academy of learning in Khuzestan, Iran. With a history spannin
Archeological site of Gondishapur
Gondishapur reached the height of its flourishing during the reign of Khosrow I (r. 531–579 AD)
Faculty of Computer Engineering and IT, Gondishapur University.
A hospital in Ahvaz, affiliated with the Gondishapur University of Medical Sciences.
House of Wisdom
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The House of Wisdom, also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, was a major Abbasid-era public academy and intellectual center in Baghdad. In popular reference, it acted as one of the world's largest
Academy of Gondishapur
…is probable that works on mathematics were translated there alongside texts from other disciplines. In 832 AD, Caliph al-Ma'mūn bolstered the famous House of Wisdom. There the methods of Gondeshapur were emulated; indeed, the House of Wisdom was staffed with graduates of the older Academy of Gondeshapur. However…
Scholars at the Abbasid library (Maqamat al-Hariri) Illustration by Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti, 1237
The earliest scientific manuscripts originated in the Abbasid era
Physicians employing a surgical method. From Şerafeddin Sabuncuoğlu's Imperial Surgery (1465)
Hulagu Khan's siege of Baghdad (1258)