Who Was Alive

Were Rumi and Alexander Nevsky alive at the same time?

Yes. Rumi and Alexander Nevsky were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1220 to 1263.

Rumi was 12 when Alexander Nevsky was born.

Rumi was 56 when Alexander Nevsky died, aged 43.

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

Ruler

Born 13 May 1220 · died 14 November 1263, aged 43

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Alexander Nevsky, 1220 – 1263
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Rumi and Alexander Nevsky 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 Rumi and Alexander Nevsky were born

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