Ḥakīm Yazghel Ḥaqnaẓͅar was an Iranian Jewish court physician of Mohammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834–1848) and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896).[1] He was on good terms with Naser al-Din Shah's mother Malek Jahan Khanom, and with Jeyran, one of Naser al-Din Shah's beloved wives and first mistress.[1] Haqnazar's grandfather had come to the capital Tehran from Khansar (northwest of Isfahan) in 1821 during the reign of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834).[1] Haqnazar is credited with having founded the Hakim synagogue in the Jewish quarter of Tehran.[1] His three brothers were also court physicians; his brother Hakim Musa (died 1881), also served under Mohammad Shah and Naser al-Din Shah.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rahimiyan, Orly R. (2010). "Ḥakīm Yazghel Ḥaqnaẓͅar". In Norman A. Stillman (ed.). Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World. Brill Online.


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