Besiki

ბესიკი
Besiki
Born1750
Tbilisi, Kingdom of Kartli
Died25 January 1791
Iași, Romania
Occupationpoet, thinker, diplomat
NationalityGeorgian
PeriodReign of King Heraclius II
Genrepoetry
Literary movementRomanticism
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Besarion Zakarias dze Gabashvili (Georgian: ბესარიონ ზაქარიას ძე გაბაშვილი), commonly known by his pen name Besiki (Georgian: ბესიკი) (1750 – 25 January 1791), was a Georgian poet, politician and diplomat, known as an author of exquisite love songs and heroic odes as well as for his political and amorous adventures.