Rumi

1207 – 1273

Literature

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.

Contemporaries

Kublai Khan

58 yr overlap

Thomas Aquinas

48 yr overlap

Genghis Khan

20 yr overlap

Marco Polo

19 yr overlap

Dante Alighieri

8 yr overlap

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