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Room and His Family Moved Around So Much in His Early Life
Rumi and his family moved frequently in his early life, starting in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. His father, a respected teacher, had a dispute with a ruler in Samarkand and they relocated to Baghdad, Mecca, and Damascus. Eventually, they settled in the Saljuq Sultanate of Rum, now known as Turkey. Rumi's father was later invited to Konya, where Rumi would stay.