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When did Shota Rustaveli start making music?
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Shota Rustaveli's first song “შოთა რუსთაველის ვეფხისტყაოსანი - 1549-1669” released on May 14, 1200.
Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი) (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. He is author of The Knight in the Panther’s Skin (ვეფხისტყაოსანი, Vepkhistkaosani), the Georgian national epic poem.
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