Sayat-Nova

Armenian musician and poet (1712–1795)
Person human Q366289
Sayat-Nova
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Sayat-Nova

Summary

Sayat-Nova is a human[1]. He was born in Tbilisi[2]. He was born on June 14, 1712[3]. He passed away in Haghpat[4]. He died on September 22, 1795[5]. He worked as a poet[6], composer[7], singer[8], and ashik[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Sayat-Nova was born in Tbilisi[2].
  • Sayat-Nova died in Haghpat[4].
  • Sayat-Nova was born on June 14, 1712[3].
  • Sayat-Nova died on September 22, 1795[5].
  • Sayat-Nova died on 1795[11].
  • Sayat-Nova died on November 22, 1795[12].
  • Burial took place at Saint George's Church[13].
  • Sayat-Nova held citizenship in Kingdom of Kartli[14].
  • Sayat-Nova held citizenship in Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti[15].
  • Sayat-Nova's professions included poet[6].
  • Sayat-Nova worked as a composer[7].
  • Sayat-Nova worked as a singer[8].
  • Sayat-Nova's professions included ashik[9].
  • Sayat-Nova is recorded as male[16].
  • Sayat-Nova's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sayat-Nova's Commons category is recorded as Sayat-Nova[18].
  • Sayat-Nova's official website is recorded as https://sayat-nova.am[19].
  • Sayat-Nova's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[20].
  • Sayat-Nova's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Sayat-Nova's described by source is recorded as Who is Who: Armenians[22].
  • Sayat-Nova's described by source is recorded as Concise Literary Encyclopedia[23].
  • Sayat-Nova's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[24].
  • Sayat-Nova's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Armenian[25].
  • Sayat-Nova's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Azerbaijani[26].
  • Sayat-Nova's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Georgian[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AM[29]

  • Began / founded: 1712-06-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1795-09-22[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f9bace8-8d4e-47ae-9925-b1250b0caaa4[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tbilisi[2], Sayat-Nova… he was born on June 14, 1712[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], composer[7], singer[8], and ashik[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 22, 1795[5], 1795[11], and November 22, 1795[12]. Sayat-Nova died in Haghpat[4]. He is buried at Saint George's Church[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sayat-Nova include Sayat-Nova Avenue[33], a street[34], in Armenia[35]; Sayat-Nova Music School[36], a school[37], in Armenia[38], founded in 1934[39]; and he[40], an impact crater[41].

Why It Matters

Sayat-Nova ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include Sayat-Nova Avenue[33], a street[34], in Armenia[35]; Sayat-Nova Music School[36], a school[37], in Armenia[38], founded in 1934[39]; and he[40], an impact crater[41].

FAQs

Where was Sayat-Nova born?

Sayat-Nova was born in Tbilisi[2].

Where did Sayat-Nova die?

Sayat-Nova passed away in Haghpat[4].

What did Sayat-Nova do for work?

Sayat-Nova worked as poet[6], composer[7], singer[8], and ashik[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . feb-web.ru. feb-web.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, composer, singer +1
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  3. 29d ago · Yousiphh · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Writing language ['Q8785', 'Q8108', 'Q9292', 'Q9168']
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