DISEASES SEEN IN ANATOLIAN SELJUK GEOGRAPHY AND THEIR TREATMENT METHODS (According to al-Evamiru’l-Ala’iye fi’l-Umuri’l-Ala’iye and Menākībā'l-Ârifîn)

Abstract

Starting from the first years of the XIth century, Anatolia was the scene of the raids of the Seljuk Turks, and after the victory of Manzikert, it became one of the development areas of Muslim Turkish culture. In the period following the first years when Turkish culture began to flourish in the Anatolian field, this culture could be made permanent thanks to the Turkish states that emerged in this geography. At this point, the Anatolian Seljuk State is at the forefront of the states that we see making the greatest contribution. When we consider the social elements that have taken an important place in this culture, we encounter an element that we have determined that is not included in the sources and studies about geography very often. This element, which we refer to as diseases and forms of treatment, is discussed in this study. Throughout history, people have continued to live with diseases. While some of the people who suffered from diseases became disabled, some of them lost their lives. Mankind, who has always struggled with diseases, did not fall behind in this struggle in this period as well. In this study al-Evâmirü'l-Alâiyye fi'l-umûri'l-Alâiyye, which is one of the important sources for the nearly one-century period of the Anatolian Seljuk State, and although most of it is in the nature of a compilation, based on the information obtained from Menākībā'l-Ârifîn, who is known to give very important information about Mawlānā and his entourage, as well as the historical, religious, social and economic situation of Anatolia at that time, the ruling of the Anatolian Seljuk State their geography is viewed from a different perspective. So much so that diseases that are a social issue in this geography and the treatment methods of these diseases are discussed.