Vazha | |
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,_photo_by_Alexandre_Roinashvili.png) Vazha in a chokha | |
| Native name | ვაჟა |
| Born | Luka Razikashvili 14 July 1861 Chargali, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, now Georgia |
| Died | 10 July 1915 (aged 53) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Resting place | Mtatsminda Pantheon |
| Occupation | Poet, short-story writer, philosopher |
| Genre | epic, drama, poetry |
| Literary movement | Modernism |
| Notable works | "Host and Guest" "Snake eater" "Aluda Ketelauri" |
| Spouse | Tamar Didebashvili |
| Children | Levan Tamar Gulkhan Vakhtang |
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Vazha-Pshavela (Georgian: ვაჟა-ფშაველა), simply referred to as Vazha (Georgian: ვაჟა) (14 July 1861 – 10 July 1915), is the pen name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka Razikashvili (Georgian: ლუკა რაზიკაშვილი).
"Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a son of Pshavians" in Georgian.