In the history of post-Islamic Iran, the Barmaki family is one of the most important families in preparing the background for the transfer of the scientific heritage of ancient times, including medical knowledge to the Islamic period. From the beginning of the Abbasid era, this family penetrated the structure of the political system and after gaining political-economic power and supporting translators and authors of medical works, provided the background for the transfer of a large part of the medical heritage of ancient times to the Islamic period. The main issue of the research is to examine the role of the Barmaki family in the transfer of medical heritage from the beginning of the rise of this family to the assassination of Jafar Barmaki. The research method is descriptive with analysis and library data collection and relies on first-hand sources. The findings indicate that the Barmaki family's interest in ancient medical heritage, the support of the Abbasid caliphs, and the material support of the caliphs and Brahmins for translators and authors of medical works played an important role in the transmission of ancient medical heritage to the Islamic period.                                                      

Keywords: Barmakian, Medicine transfer, Indian medicine, Hippocratic medicine, Abbasi caliphs

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