1. Arrival and vizierate at Hamadan

    · Hamadan, Hamadan Province, Iran

    Arrival and vizierate at Hamadan
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    Avicenna arrived at Hamadan to treat Shams al-Dawla and became the ruler's vizier, combining medical and administrative work until Shams al-Dawla's death in 1021. The source dates Avicenna's Hamadan period approximately 1015–1024.

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