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Shota Rustaveli

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Also known as Shota Rustveli, Rustveli Shota, Rustaveli Shota, Meskhetian poet, Rustveli, Shot'ha Rust'avelli

Georgian poet

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Shota Rustaveli was a male poet and writer from the Kingdom of Georgia. Born in Rustavi in 1172, he was educated at the Gelati Monastery. He wrote in the Georgian language and is best known for his narrative poetry, particularly the work *The Knight in the Panther's Skin*. His literary activity is recorded as occurring during the period from 1200 to 1300.

Rustaveli died on January 1, 1216, in Jerusalem and was buried at the Monastery of the Holy Cross. His name in his native language is შოთა რუსთაველი. He has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Born
active 12th century
Died
13th century.
Works
32

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Shota
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Georgia
Place of birth
Rustavi
Place of death
Jerusalem
Educated at
Gelati Monastery
Languages spoken
Georgian
Notable work
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Genre
narrative poetry
Image
Jerusalem-Monastery-of-the-Cross-689.jpg
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Shota Rustaveli
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Category:Shota Rustaveli
date of birth
1172-00-00
date of death
1216-01-01
described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
floruit
1200-00-00
name in native language
შოთა რუსთაველი
place of burial
Monastery of the Holy Cross
end of work period
1300-00-00
start of work period
1200-00-00
writing language
Georgian
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Shota Rustaveli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Vep̕xis-tqaosani rusulad Barsova koža : Axad dabečdvili. Šeert̕ebulit̕a ġvaclit̕a up̕alt̕a Brosset, Zak̕aria P̕alavandišvilisa da Davit̕ Čubinovisat̕a

Vep̕xis-tqaosani rusulad Barsova koža : Axad dabečdvili. Šeert̕ebulit̕a ġvaclit̕a up̕alt̕a Brosset, Zak̕aria P̕alavandišvilisa da Davit̕ Čubinovisat̕a

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Encyclopedic overview

Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220), 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.

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