Definition of tiflis Tiflis
Tif•lis
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What does tiflis mean?
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| tiflis - the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river | ||
| Tbilisi, Tiflis, capital of Georgia | ||
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A city of Russia in Asia, in Transcaucasia, capital of the province of Georgia. It was founded about the middle of the 5th century, by a powerful monarch called Waktang; and afterwards rose to great importance. It was taken by Genghis Khan in the 12th century, and by Mustapha Pasha, 1576. In 1723 it was taken by the Turks, in 1734 by Kouli Khan, and it was destroyed by Aga Mohammed in 1795. It came into the possession of the Russians in 1801. A treaty of peace was concluded here between Russia and Persia, October 12, 1813. -
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