Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216)

Born 1172 CE, died 1216 CE.

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