Who Was Alive

Were Batu Khan and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Batu Khan and Rumi were alive at the same time, from c. 1205 to c. 1255.

Rumi was under a year old when Batu Khan was born.

Batu Khan

Batu Khan

Khan

Born c. 1205 · died c. 1255

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Batu Khan, c. 1205 – c. 1255
  4. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  5. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Batu Khan and Rumi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Batu Khan and Rumi were born

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