Eşrefoğlu Rûmî Life story
Eşrefoğlu Abdullah Rûmî was a Turkish poet and mystic of the early years of Ottoman Empire. His original name was Abdullah, but he was known as Ashrafoglu Rumi, Ashrafoglu meaning “son of Ashraf” and Rumi referring to being from Rūm. He was born in Iznik, and died there in 1469.