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1207–1273 · Iranian poet

Also known as: Dschalal ad-Din ar-Rumi, Ar-Rumi, Dschalal ad-Din Rumi, Dschelāl al-dīn Rūmī, Jalai al-Din Rumi, Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī

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