WRITER
Shams Tabrizi
1185 - 1248

Shams Tabrizi
Shams-i Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248) was a Persian Shafi'ite poet, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī. Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. The tomb of Shams-i Tabrīzī was recently nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shams Tabrizi is the 303rd most popular writer (down from 231st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Iran (down from 36th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Writer.
Shams Tabrizi is most famous for being a Sufi mystic who is believed to have been the spiritual master of Rumi.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Shams Tabrizi ranks 303 out of 7,302. Before him are Karen Blixen, Alphonse Daudet, François de La Rochefoucauld, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Guillaume de Machaut, and Arthur Miller. After him are Czesław Miłosz, Alberto Moravia, Chrétien de Troyes, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Robert Musil, and Claudius Aelianus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaren Blixen
1885 - 1962
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 297
Alphonse Daudet
1840 - 1897
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 298
François de La Rochefoucauld
1613 - 1680
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 299
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1888 - 1964
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 300
Guillaume de Machaut
1300 - 1377
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 301
Arthur Miller
1915 - 2005
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 302
Shams Tabrizi
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 303
Czesław Miłosz
1911 - 2004
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 304
Alberto Moravia
1907 - 1990
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 305
Chrétien de Troyes
1135 - 1185
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 306
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
1892 - 1927
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 307
Robert Musil
1880 - 1942
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 308
Claudius Aelianus
200 - 235
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 309
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1185, Shams Tabrizi ranks 3. Before him are Ögedei Khan, and Pope Urban IV. After him are Töregene Khatun, Afonso II of Portugal, Inge II of Norway, William III of Sicily, Gertrude of Merania, Michael of Chernigov, Angelus of Jerusalem, Thomas of Celano, and Hyacinth of Poland. Among people deceased in 1248, Shams Tabrizi ranks 2. Before him is Güyük Khan. After him are Subutai, Sancho II of Portugal, Ibn al-Baitar, Al-Adil II, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, Otto III, Count of Burgundy, Andronikos Palaiologos, Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid, and Hugh I, Count of Blois.
Others Born in 1185
Go to all RankingsÖgedei Khan
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1241
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 1
Pope Urban IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1264
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 2
Shams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 3
Töregene Khatun
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1246
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 4
Afonso II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1223
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 5
Inge II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1217
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 6
William III of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1198
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 7
Gertrude of Merania
COMPANION
1185 - 1213
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 8
Michael of Chernigov
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1246
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 9
Angelus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1225
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 10
Thomas of Celano
WRITER
1185 - 1260
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 11
Hyacinth of Poland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1185 - 1257
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1248
Go to all RankingsGüyük Khan
POLITICIAN
1206 - 1248
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 1
Shams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 2
Subutai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1175 - 1248
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 3
Sancho II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1248
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 4
Ibn al-Baitar
BIOLOGIST
1197 - 1248
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 5
Al-Adil II
POLITICIAN
1221 - 1248
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 6
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1248
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 7
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1248
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 8
Otto III, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1208 - 1248
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 9
Andronikos Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1190 - 1248
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1248
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 11
Hugh I, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1196 - 1248
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 12
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Shams Tabrizi ranks 44 out of 631. Before him are Shirin Ebadi (1947), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), and Farah Pahlavi (1938). After him are Hassan Rouhani (1948), Doris Lessing (1919), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), and Reza Shah (1878).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsShirin Ebadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 38
Antiochus III the Great
POLITICIAN
241 BC - 187 BC
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 39
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1318
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 40
Ardashir I
POLITICIAN
180 - 242
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 41
Shapur I
POLITICIAN
150 - 270
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 42
Farah Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 43
Shams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 44
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 45
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 46
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
ASTRONOMER
903 - 986
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 47
Saadi Shirazi
WRITER
1210 - 1291
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 48
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 49
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 50
Among WRITERS In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Shams Tabrizi ranks 8. Before him are Hafez (1325), Ismail I (1487), Ferdowsi (940), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), and Jami (1414). After him are Doris Lessing (1919), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Attar of Nishapur (1145), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), and Ali Shariati (1933).
Hafez
1325 - 1389
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 2
Ismail I
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 3
Ferdowsi
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 4
Mansur Al-Hallaj
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 5
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
1201 - 1274
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 6
Jami
1414 - 1492
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 7
Shams Tabrizi
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Saadi Shirazi
1210 - 1291
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 10
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 11
Magtymguly Pyragy
1733 - 1807
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 12
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
1125 - 1201
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 13
Ali Shariati
1933 - 1977
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14