Rumi
1207–1273
Persian Sufi poet and mystic.
Rumi (1207–1273) was a poet, born in Vakhsh and died in Konya.
- Known as
- Poet
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- 1207, Vakhsh
- Died
- 1273, Konya
Alive at the same time as Rumi
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