How does The Knight in the Panther's Skin resemble Persian poetry?

Shota Rustaveli’s The Knight in the Panther’s Skin, the Georgian national epic, incorporates several elements that are strongly reminiscent of Persian poetry.1

The poem’s stylistic and thematic connections to the Persian tradition include:

• Character Parallels: The epic features a knight clad in a panther’s skin, a detail that echoes the character Rostom from Ferdowsi’s 11th-century epic, the Shāh-nāmeh.1
• Thematic Passion: The work displays a level of intense, over-the-top passion similar to that found in Fakhr al-Din Gurgānī’s 11th-century romance, Vīs o-Rāmīn (“Vīs and Rāmīn”).1
• Literary Influence: The broader development of Georgian courtly romance and epic during the country's cultural golden age was significantly influenced by Persian literature, particularly the Shāh-nāmeh.2

While these Persian influences are evident, the poem remains an idiosyncratic blend of Platonism, Christianity, and worldly wisdom, standing as a unique pillar of the Georgian ethos.1