Who Was Alive

Were Rumi and Hulegu Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Rumi and Hulegu Khan were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1217 to 1265.

Rumi was 9 when Hulegu Khan was born.

Rumi was 57 when Hulegu Khan died, aged 47.

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

Hulegu Khan

Hulegu Khan

Ruler

Born 21 February 1217 · died 8 February 1265, aged 47

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Hulegu Khan, 1217 – 1265
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Rumi and Hulegu Khan 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 Hulegu Khan were born

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