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Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was born in 980 CE in Afshana, near Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan). As a young boy, he displayed exceptional intellect, mastering subjects like logic, mathematics, and astronomy by the age of 10. By 16, he became a renowned physician, and by 18, he treated the Sultan of Bukhara, which earned him access to a royal library to further his studies
Ibn Sina, commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was the preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age in the employ of the Samanid Empire
At the age of 20, he wrote his famous work, *The Canon of Medicine*, which became a key medical reference in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries. He also contributed significantly to philosophy and science. Despite political turmoil, including periods of imprisonment and exile, Ibn Sina continued his scholarly pursuits, leaving a lasting intellectual legacy in medicine, philosophy, and other Field
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