History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET January 2017 History
Who gave the following arguments for writing his work Ma'danu'sh Shifa-i-Sikandarshahi? 'First, that the Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India, and secondly, that the medicinal plants mentioned in that system were either unidentifiable or unobtainable in India.'
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DMiyan Bhuwah ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Miyan Bhuwah — Miyan Bhuwah gave these arguments, so the answer is Miyan Bhuwah.
Explanation
★Miyan Bhuwah gave these arguments, so the answer is Miyan Bhuwah.
★He wrote the work Ma'danu'sh Shifa-i-Sikandarshahi.
★He said that Greek medicine did not suit the climate of India.
★He also said that the plants of the Greek system were unidentifiable or unobtainable in India.
★For these reasons he based his work on the Sanskrit Ayurvedic texts.
★So these arguments were given by Miyan Bhuwah.
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