At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
In time
In space
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Summary
Jalal al-Din Muhammad al-Rumi died at Konya on 17 December 1273 (672 AH) at the age of sixty-six, and his disciples afterwards formed the Mawlawiyya order. 1
Tomb and tekke
The earliest iwan containing his cenotaph is dated 672/1273-74 and the inscribed wooden cenotaph itself 674/1277, within what became the Mevlevi complex and museum; Kaykubad I, as Jalal al-Din's patron, had created Konya's greatest spiritual memorial in the tekke that originated in 628/1231. 2
Connections
- Occurred at
- Konya
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din Rumi
People and things also explored
Baha al-Din Walad dies; Rumi succeeds him· The family is called to Konya· Rumi meets Shams al-Din of Tabriz· Shams al-Din disappears for ever· Jalal al-Din Rumi· Konya· Baha al-Din Walad's family leaves Balkh· The German King's Campaign and His Drowning
Sources
- Rumi — Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5.1 p. 289
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islam.museum contributors. “Rumi dies at Konya, 672/1273”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/rumi-dies-konya-672/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.
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