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The history of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, dates back to at least the 5th century AD.Since its foundation by the monarch of Georgia's ancient precursor Kingdom of Iberia, Tbilisi has been an important cultural, political and economic center of the Caucasus and served, with intermissions, as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics.
2013 – Tbilisi hosts the 2013 European Wrestling Championships. 2014 – Sister city partnership signed between Tbilisi and Lublin, Poland. [23] Tbilisi in 2018. 2015 April: Tbilisi hosts the 2015 European Weightlifting Championships. 14 June: Flooding in the Vere river results in at least 12 deaths and devastates the city's zoo. 2017
The status of Tbilisi, as the nation's capital, is defined by Article 10 of the Constitution of Georgia (1995) and the Law on Georgia's Capital – Tbilisi (20 February 1998). [47] Tbilisi is governed by the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo) and the Tbilisi City Hall (Meria). The City Assembly and mayor are elected once every four years by ...
In 1440, Alexander refused to pay tribute to Jahan Shah of the Kara Koyunlu. In March, Jahan Shah surged into Georgia with 20,000 troops, destroyed the city of Samshvilde and sacked the capital city Tbilisi. He massacred thousands of Christians, put heavy indemnity on Georgia, and returned to Tabriz. He also mounted a second military expedition ...
Georgia's new president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament on December 29, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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By the end of 1099 David had stopped paying tribute to the Seljuqs and had liberated most of the Georgian lands, with the exception of Tbilisi and Hereti. In 1103 he reorganized the Georgian Orthodox Church and closely linked it with the state by appointing as Catholicos (Archbishop) a Crown Chancellor (Mtsihnobart Ukhutsesi) of Georgia.
‘I pay my bills’: Chicago woman loses home despite paying property taxes on time for over a decade — sold for ‘delinquent taxes.’ How did this happen? Robin McElroy, a Morgan Park ...