Why the Most Powerful Sultan in the East Hunted This Doctor

The most powerful sultan in the East wanted one doctor at his court. The doctor said no — and ran into the desert at night. Only one of the two men who fled came out alive. Then the sultan had his portrait painted and sent across the land: if you see this man, send him to me. This is the story of Avicenna (Ibn Sina), the court of Khwarazm, his famous argument by letters with al-Biruni, Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni — and the house in Jurjan where Avicenna began writing the Canon of Medicine. Episode 1:    • How a 17-Year-Old Saved a Dying King 1,000...   Chapters 0:00 The doctor who refused a sultan 1:43 Previously 2:17 The city on the edge of the desert 5:31 The letters: Avicenna vs al-Biruni 9:29 The Academy of Ma'mun 12:15 The sultan's demand 17:39 A wanderer with a library in his head 23:04 Science check: who was right? 26:16 The road to Rayy Sources The Life of Ibn Sina, ed. and trans. W. E. Gohlman (SUNY Press, 1974) Nizami Aruzi, Chahar Maqala ("Four Discourses"), trans. E. G. Browne (1921) Al-Biruni and Ibn Sina, al-As'ila wa'l-Ajwiba (Questions and Answers), trans. R. Berjak & M. Iqbal Encyclopaedia Iranica: "Avicenna", "Biruni", "Gonbad-e Qabus" ——— Avicenna Chronicles — animated documentaries about Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and the history of medicine. Subscribe:    / @avicennachronicles   This video is for educational and historical purposes only. It is not medical advice. Narration is AI-generated. Images and animations are AI-generated illustrations, not historical portraits. #Avicenna #IbnSina #History