Who Was Alive

Were Rumi and Pope Nicholas IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Rumi and Pope Nicholas IV were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1227 to 1273.

Rumi was 20 when Pope Nicholas IV was born.

Pope Nicholas IV was 46 when Rumi died, aged 66.

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

Pope Nicholas IV

Pope Nicholas IV

Regular priest who served as Pope

Born 30 September 1227 · died 4 April 1292, aged 64

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

Rumi and Pope Nicholas IV 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 Pope Nicholas IV were born

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