The family is called to Konya

استقرار آل بهاء الدين بقونية

1228 CE · 625 AH

Konya

In 625/1228 Baha al-Din Walad and his family were called to Konya, capital of the Seljuqs of Rum, after a short stay at Laranda (Karaman) where Jalal al-Din's mother died and his first son was born. Baha al-Din taught at one of the city's many madrasas 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Konya

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Summary

In 625/1228 Baha al-Din Walad and his family were called to Konya, capital of the Seljuqs of Rum, where he taught at one of its many madrasas. 1

Laranda before Konya

Before that the family stayed briefly at Laranda (Karaman), where Jalal al-Din's mother died and his eldest son was born; the family then moved to the capital, where Jalal al-Din lived for the rest of his life. 1

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Jalal al-Din Rumi· Baha al-Din Walad
Occurred at
Konya

People and things also explored

Baha al-Din Walad dies; Rumi succeeds him· Baha al-Din Walad's family leaves Balkh· Rumi dies at Konya, 672/1273· Rumi meets Shams al-Din of Tabriz· Shams al-Din disappears for ever· Jalal al-Din Rumi· Konya· The German King's Campaign and His Drowning

Sources

  1. Rumi — Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Baha al-Din Walad dies; Rumi succeeds him

In 628/1231 Baha al-Din Walad died at Konya, and his son Jalal al-Din, then about twenty-four, succeeded him in the teaching post he had held.