A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s6.3

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The Suśrutasaṃhitā was rendered into Persian or Arabic by an Indian physician who is often called Manka,³³³ who lived at the court during the reign of the ‘Abbāsid caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd (A.D. 766–809). This translation was made at the request of the Barmakid Yaḥyā ibn Ḳhālid.³³⁴