Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani

Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani სულხან-საბა ორბელიანი
Miniature of Sulkhan-Saba, 1700s
Born	(1658-11-03)November 3, 1658 Tandzia, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Empire
Died	January 26, 1725(1725-01-26) (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 [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]