Who Was Alive

Were Shota Rustaveli and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Shota Rustaveli and Rumi were alive at the same time for 8 or 9 years, from 1207 to 1216.

Shota Rustaveli was 34 or 35 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 8 or 9 when Shota Rustaveli died.

Shota Rustaveli

Georgian poet

Born 1172 · died 1216

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

  1. Averroes
  2. Saladin
  3. Genghis Khan
  4. Shota Rustaveli
  5. Francis of Assisi
  6. Rumi
  7. Thomas Aquinas
  8. Marco Polo
  9. Dante Alighieri
Shota Rustaveli and Rumi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.