Who Was Alive

Were Dominic de Guzmán and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Dominic de Guzmán and Rumi were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1207 to 1221.

Rumi was 13 when Dominic de Guzmán died.

Dominic de Guzmán

Dominic de Guzmán

Founder of Catholic religious community

Born 1168–1174 · died 6 August 1221

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Dominic de Guzmán, c. 1172 – 1221
  5. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  8. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Dominic de Guzmán 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 Dominic de Guzmán and Rumi were born

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