Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Safavid surgery.

ELGOOD, Cyril Lloyd (1892 – 1970) Wikipedia

Oxford & New York & Oxford & New York: Symposium Publications Division, Pergamon Press, 1966.

The history of surgery during the Safavid dynasty that ruled Persia from 1502 to 1736, and installed Shia rather than Sunni Islam as the state religion.

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Medieval
Geographic (General)
Surgery & Anesthesia

Subjects

Persian (Iranian) Islamic Medicine › History of Persian (Iranian) Islamic Medicine SURGERY: General › History of Surgery

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#12570
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/14809
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	safavid-surgery

Geographic Context

Publication places: Oxford & New York; Oxford & New York