Sayat-Nova (c.1712–1795) was the pre-eminent ashugh—itinerant troubadour—of the South Caucasus, composing and performing in Armenian, Georgian, and Azerbaijani; he is a shared artistic figure across all three traditions, not exclusively Armenian. He was killed during the Persian sack of Tiflis in 1795 after having taken monastic vows at Haghpat Monastery.
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