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''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' ("'''Vepkhis Tqaosani'''", "'''ვეფხის ტყაოსანი'''" in Georgian ) is a well-known Epic Poem written in the 12th Century (though the earliest surviving copy dates to the 16th Century ) by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli , who was a Prince, the Treasurer (''Mechurchletukhutsesi'') of Queen Of Georgia Tamar . ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' is often seen as Georgia's national epic. The poem was first printed in 1712 , in Tbilisi . In the poem, Rustaveli sings about es of the poem are brave, philanthropic, and generous. The heroes of the poem are not restricted to Georgian nationality. The regions of Arabia , China , and India all figure in the poem. The story is of the passionate search for a woman, symbol of the sun, stolen to the west across the sea, by a knight who undertakes the complex task for her distraught suitor. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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