Rumi vs Saadi Shirazi
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Compare the life timelines of Rumi (1207–1273) and Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1210 to 1273.
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Rumi (1207–1273)
- — Born in Balkh region of Khorasan Verified
- — Family migrated westward ahead of the Mongol invasions Verified
- — Married Gawhar Khatun Verified
- — Family settled in Konya Verified
- — Succeeded his father as head of the madrasa in Konya Verified
- — Studied in Aleppo and Damascus Verified
- — Met Shams of Tabriz Verified
- — Disappearance of Shams and outpouring of lyric poetry Verified
- — Began composing the Masnavi Verified
- — Died in Konya Verified
Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291)
- — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
- — Orphaned at a young age
- — Left Shiraz to study at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Verified
- — Decades of travel across the Islamic world Verified
- — Claimed capture by Crusaders in Syria
- — Returned to Shiraz Verified
- — Completed the Bustan (The Orchard) Verified
- — Completed the Gulistan (The Rose Garden) Verified
- — Died in Shiraz Verified