Georgian politician and military commander (c.1570-1629)
For the film, see Giorgi Saakadze (film).
Grand Mouravi Giorgi Saakadze
Saakadze's portrait drawn by Teramo Castelli in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire in 1626.
Native name
გიორგი სააკაძე
Nickname(s)
Grand Mouravi
Born
c. 1570 Peli, Kingdom of Kartli
Died
October 3, 1629 Aleppo, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance
Kingdom of Kartli Kingdom of Kakheti Safavid Persia Ottoman Empire
Battles/wars
Battle of Tashiskari Battle of Marabda Battle of Martqopi Battle of Bazaleti Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Capture of Baghdad (1624)
Giorgi Saakadze (Georgian: გიორგი სააკაძე; c. 1570 – October 3, 1629) was a Georgian politician and military commander who played an important but contradictory role in the politics of the early 17th-century Georgia. He was also known as Grand Mouravi (დიდი მოურავი, didi mouravi) in Georgia, Mūrāv-Beg in Persia and Māūrāv-Hūn or Māġrāv-Bek in the Ottoman Empire for having served as a mouravi (an appointed royal official which can be translated as seneschal or bailiff) of Tbilisi.
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