Person1207–1273
Jalal al-Din Rumi
Persian Sufi poet and scholar, born at Wakhsh in Central Asia, who lived in Konya from 1228; author of the lyric Divan-e Shams and the Masnavi. After his death his son and followers founded the Mevlevi order.
- Dates
- 30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Europe and the Mediterranean in the 13th century
Events
- Rumi composes the Masnavi in Konyac. 1258 – 17 December 1273 · Balkans and Anatolia