Ismail

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also known as Dr. Ismail, Ismail ibn Mani al-Dir

POV character, Ottoman physician

Armenian-origin Ottoman doctor who served Sultan Selim III; renowned for anatomical work; arrives in Travancore; engages with Buddhist medical theory; meets the Kerala and Wasco at a garden party.

In The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson, 2002)