Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani |
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Portrait of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
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| Born | November 4, 1658 Tandzia, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Empire |
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January 26, 1725 (aged 66) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | writer, thinker, statesman, prince |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Period | Reign of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli |
| Genre | poem, dictionary |
| Notable works | A Book of Wisdom and Lies |
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Prince Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (Georgian: სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი [sulχɑn sɑbɑ ɔrbɛliɑni]) (1658-1725) was a Georgian writer and diplomat. Orbeliani is noted in part due to his important role as an emissary of Georgia to France and Vatican, where he sought assistance on behalf of his beleaguered King Vakhtang VI to no avail. In modern-day Georgia, the story of Orbeliani's diplomatic mission to France would become a symbol of how the West neglects Georgian appeals for assistance.
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