History Creator / Rumi

* ValuesDissonance: He loved to spend his leisure time in communal baths... with young boys (who recorded his poems).

* AmbiguouslyGay: Because Persian doesn't have gender cases and pronouns, many translators have taken the liberty to translate his work with the masculine case, causing confusion amongst LGBT community (if you visit any ''gay poetry'' website, they are filled with his poems). However, there are historical evidence that support his intense affections towards some males, such as his ''love'' for Shams-e Tabrizi.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Because Persian doesn't have gender cases and pronouns, many translators have taken the liberty to translate his work with the masculine case, causing confusion amongst LGBT community (if you visit any ''gay poetry'' website, they are filled with his poems). However, there are historical evidence that support his unconventional affections towards the male sex, such as his ''love'' for Shams-e Tabrizi.
* IHaveManyNames: As shown above. Jalaladdin Mohammad is his given name. Balkhi is a ''nisba'', an Arabic title that indicates a person's origin; in Rumi's case, it is the city of Balkh. When he moved to Anatolia, the ''nisba'' changed to Rumi, meaning "from Rome" (Rome was what medieval Muslims called Anatolia, which was ruled by the Eastern Roman Empire). Molavi is an affectionate nickname, derived from Arabic ''mawlana'', meaning "our master".

Jalaladdin Mohammad Balkhi, known as Molavi in Persian-speaking countries and Rumi in other places, was a 13th century poet. Being born in either Vakhsh (modern-day Tajikistan) or in Balkh (modern-day Afghanistan) most of his poems are written in Persian. However, his works extend to Medieval Greek, Arabic and Turkish. After his death, his works were collected in three books, ''Mathnavi Ma'anavi'' and ''Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi'', and ''Fihe ma Fihe'', which is prose.

Jalaladdin Mohammad Balkhi, known as Molavi in Persian-speaking countries and Rumi in other places, was a 13th century poet. Being born in either Vakhsh (modern-day Tajikistan) or in Balkh (modern-day Afghanistan) most of his poems are written in Persian. However, his works extend to Medieval Greek, Arabic and Turkish. After his death, his works were collected in three books, ''Mathnavi Ma'anavi'' and ''Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi'', and ''Fihe ma Fihe'', which is prose.

* MistakenNationality: Most western readers don't actually know where Rumi was from. He was born in Central Asia and moved to Anatolia when he was young. Anatolia was controlled by the Seljuk Turks at that time, so some might think that he's Turkish. Nevertheless, most people thinks his from the land of "Sufi" (Sufism is a sect of Islam, which Rumi adhered to).

Jalaladdin Mohammad Balkhi, known as Molavi in Persian-speaking countries and '''Rumi''' in other places, was a 13th century poet. Being born in either Vakhsh (modern-day Tajikistan) or in Balkh (modern-day Afghanistan) most of his poems are written in Persian. However, his works extend to Medieval Greek, Arabic and Turkish. After his death, his works were collected in three books, ''Mathnavi Ma'anavi'' and ''Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi'', and ''Fihe ma Fihe'', which is prose.

Jalaladdin Mohammad Balkhi, known as Molavi in Persian-speaking countries and '''Rumi''' in other places, was a 13th century poet. Being born in Blakh, today located in Tajikistan, most of his poems are written in Persian. However, his works extend to Medieval Greek, Arabic and Turkish. After his death, his works were collected in three books, ''Mathnavi Ma'anavi'' and ''Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi'', and ''Fihe ma Fihe'', which is prose.

* MistakenNationality: Most western readers don't actually know where Rumi was from. He was born in Central Asia and moved to Byzantine when he was young. Byzantium was completely Turkified after the 15th century, so some might think that he's Turkish. Nevertheless, most people thinks his from the land of "Sufi" (Sufism is a sect of Islam, which Rumi adhered to).