4 moments

1. Birth in Shiraz

   1210-01-01 · Shiraz, Fars, Iran

   

   Saadi was born in Shiraz. This was the city with which his identity and later literary career remained closely associated. The source dates his birth circa 1210; coordinates represent Shiraz rather than a documented natal site.

2. Departure for study in Baghdad

   1223-01-01 · Baghdad, Iraq

   

   As an adolescent, Saadi left Shiraz for Baghdad to continue his education, including a period as a fellowship student at the Nezamiya madrasa. The date is approximate: the source gives circa 1223–24. Coordinates represent the city; no exact medieval study site is established by the quoted evidence.

3. Return to Shiraz after extended travels

   1257-01-01 · Shiraz, Fars, Iran

   

   Saadi returned to Shiraz after a long absence and quickly completed Bustan, re-establishing connections with the Salghurid ruling house. The source gives the return date as around 1257; coordinates represent Shiraz rather than a documented arrival site.

4. Death in Shiraz

   1291-01-01 · Shiraz, Fars, Iran

   

   Saadi died in Shiraz after spending the final decades of his life there. Surviving sources disagree between late 1291 and 1292. 1291 is one of two competing death years reported by the source; coordinates represent Shiraz rather than an exact death site.