Who Was Alive

Were Ögedei Khan and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Ögedei Khan and Rumi were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1207 to 1241.

Ögedei Khan was 20 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 34 when Ögedei Khan died, aged 55.

Ögedei Khan

Ögedei Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 7 November 1186 · died 11 December 1241, aged 55

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  4. Ögedei Khan, 1186 – 1241
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Ögedei 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 Ögedei Khan and Rumi were born

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