Shota Rustaveli შოთა რუსთაველი | |
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Born | Rustavi, Meskheti Kingdom of Georgia |
Died | Jerusalem |
Resting place | Monastery of the Cross Jerusalem (undisclosed) |
Pen name | Rustveli Meskhetian poet |
Occupation | poet, thinker, statesman, prince, treasurer |
Language | Middle Georgian |
Nationality | Georgian |
Citizenship | Kingdom of Georgia |
Alma mater | Gelati academy Ikalto academy Academy in Byzantine Empire |
Period | Reign of Queen Tamar Georgian Golden Age |
Genre | poetry, national epic |
Notable works | The Knight in the Panther's Skin |
Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220),[1] mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian national epic poem.