Rumi
1207–1273
poetrylovewonderspirituality
Persian poet of longing and transformation — emotional and spiritual wonder without dogma.
Story so far
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Birth in Wakhsh
- c. 1215–1220personal
Flight from Mongol invasion
- c. 1225personal
Marriage to Gowhar Khatun
- 1228work
Settlement in Konya
- 1231work
Inherited father's position
- 1244highlight
Encounter with Shams-e Tabrizi
- 1248personal
Disappearance of Shams
- c. 1261work
Began composing the Masnavi
- 1273death
Death in Konya
- 1273legacy
Founding of the Mevlevi Order
- 13th–21st c.legacy
Global literary legacy
Life chapters will appear here once the autobiography track is generated.