Sadi
or SAADI, the most celebrated didactic poet of Persia; born in Shiraz, Persia, about the end of the 12th century. In his youth he visited Hindustan, Syria, Palestine, Abyssinia, and made several pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina. While in Syria he was taken by the Crusaders, and forced to labor on the fortifications of Tripoli. After about 50 years of wandering he returned to his native city. The best of his works are: "Gulistan" (Garden of Roses), a moral work, comprising stories, anecdotes, and observations and reflections in prose and verse; and "Bostãn" (the Orchard), of much the same character. He died about the end of the 13th century.
SADOWA. See KÖNIGGRÄTZ.