Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani

Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი
Miniature of Sulkhan-Saba, 1700s
Miniature of Sulkhan-Saba, 1700s
Born(1658-11-03)November 3, 1658
Tandzia, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Empire
DiedJanuary 26, 1725(1725-01-26) (aged 66)
Moscow, Russian Empire
Occupationwriter, thinker, statesman, prince
NationalityGeorgian
PeriodReign of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli
Genrepoem, dictionary
Notable worksA Book of Wisdom and Lies
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Prince Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (Georgian: სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი [sulχan saba oɾbeliani]; November 4, 1658 – January 26, 1725), known simply as Sulkhan-Saba, was a Georgian writer and diplomat. Orbeliani is noted in part due to his important role as an emissary of Georgia to France and the Vatican, where he vainly sought assistance on behalf of his beleaguered King Vakhtang VI.[1]

  1. ^ Kalistrat Salia. History of the Georgian Nation. 1983, p. 315