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View of Tbilisi as per French traveller Jean Chardin, 1671 Capture of Tiflis by Agha Muhammad Khan in 1795. A Qajar-era miniature from the British Library. Tbilisi's Golden Age did not last for more than a century. In 1236, after suffering crushing defeats to the Mongols, Georgia came under Mongol domination. The nation itself maintained a form ...
Free University of Tbilisi and Radio Muza founded. 2008 – August: Bombing by Russian Air Force during Russo-Georgian War. 2009 Demonstrations against Saakashvili regime. [16] Tbilisi Open Air (music festival), Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre, and Tbilisi Fashion Week begin. [20] April: Tbilisi hosts the 2009 European Judo Championships.
Tbilisi's "Golden Age" did not last for more than a century. ... It is a hub for the national carrier Georgian Airways and Georgian-Chinese start-up Myway Airlines ...
In 1616, Abbas I dispatched his troops to Georgia, aiming to suppress the Georgian revolt in Tbilisi. However, his soldiers met heavy resistance from the citizens of Tbilisi. Enraged, the Shah ordered a punitive massacre, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 130,000 [67] to 200,000 people. [68]
He did not return to the observatory, and henceforth lived off of donations given by political sympathisers and friends. [ 90 ] Stalin next helped plan a large May Day demonstration for 1901, in which 3000 workers and leftists marched from Soldiers Bazaar to Yerevan Square. [ 91 ]
Old Tbilisi (Georgian: ძველი თბილისი, dzveli t'bilisi) refers to the historical parts of Tbilisi.Although the term "Old Tbilisi" has long been used to denote the oldest part of the city, it was only in 2007 that it became an official administrative distinct, while also incorporating several historical neighbourhoods formerly included in the districts of Mtatsminda ...
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In 1062, Tbilisi became governed by its city council composed mostly of monks until it was recaptured by Alp Arslan six years later, during the Great Turkish Invasion. In 1080, the city council regained control in a period of weakened emirs' authority.