Giorgi Saakadze
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.
Grand Mouravi Giorgi Saakadze | |
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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) |
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