Brothers Zubalashvili ( ka, ძმები ზუბალაშვილები) — a family of businessmen and benefactors. The Zubalashvili family gained prominence in the seventeenth century and established themselves as successful merchants conducting business throughout Asia and Europe. They helped Kings

Vakhtang VI Vakhtang VI ( ka, ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan ( fa, حسین‌قلی خان, translit=Hoseyn-Qoli Xān) (September 15, 1675 – March 26, 1737), was a Georgian ...

and

Erekle II Heraclius II ( ka, ერეკლე II), also known as Erekle II and The Little Kakhetian ( ka, პატარა კახი ) (7 November 1720 or 7 October 1721 C. ToumanoffHitchins, KeithHeraclius II. ''Encyclopædia Iranica Online edit ...

establish printing presses in Tbilisi in the 18th century. After the

Russian annexation of Georgia The country of Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Throughout the early modern period, the Muslim Ottoman and Persian empires had fought over various fragmented Georgian kingdoms and principalities; by the 18th cen ...

, the Zubalashvilis developed a profitable trade network that covered Russia, the Ottoman Empire, India, and Persia. In the mid-19th century, they also began establishing the first industrial plants in Georgia. Ivane Zubalashvili (1792–1864) built the first sugar refinery and vodka plant in late 1830s, while Constantine Zubalashvili (1828–1901) and his sons Stephan, Peter, and Jacob, used their large fortune for public charity and left a legacy in many buildings in Tbilisi and throughout the country. They constructed hotels, a music school, shelters, a public library (currently

Marjanishvili Theater Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Drama Theatre ( ka, კოტე მარჯანიშვილის სახელობის სახელმწიფო აკადემიური დრამატული თეატრი) i ...

), and the building of the Noble Gymnasium and funded the construction of several churches throughout the country (e.g. Batumi Cathedral). They also financially supported the national liberation movements of the late 19th century, providing finances to the Society for the Advancements of Learning among the Georgians and several newspapers and journals, including

Iveria Iveria may refer to: Places * Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi, a hotel Georgia * Iveria, an archaic name for the country of Georgia Other uses * Iverian or Mingrelian language, spoken in Western Georgia * FC Iveria Khashuri, a Georgian footb ...

and Jejili.

Gallery

File:Zubalov house and office in Baku. 1906.jpg, Zubalashvili house and office in Baku File:Баку. Вид на море и городской сад с балкона дома наследников Зубалова К.Я..jpg, View from the Zubalashvilis house (Baku) File:Stepan Zubalashvili (died 1904).jpg, Stepan Zubalashvili File:Petre Zubalashvili. c. 1900.jpg, Petre Zubalashvili File:Batumi church.jpg, Batumi Cathedral File:Mardjanishvilitheatretbs old.jpg, Marjanishvili Theatre building

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Sources

Alexander Mikaberidze Alexander Mikaberidze ( ka, ალექსანდრე მიქაბერიძე; born 27 January 1978) is a Georgian lawyer, author and historian who specializes in Napoleonic studies. He is a full professor of history and social scien ...

— Historical Dictionary of Georgia, Historical Dictionaries of Europe, No. 50 (The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Plymouth, UK. 2007) Nobility of Georgia (country) Nobility from the Russian Empire 18th-century people from Georgia (country) 19th-century people from Georgia (country) 20th-century people from Georgia (country)