3 ▁– ▁Armen ian ▁school ▁opens . ▁▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁– ▁City ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁forces ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁Moh amm ad ▁Khan ▁Q aj ar . ▁▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁– ▁Rus si ans ▁in ▁power . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁– ▁City ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁Russia . ▁▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁– ▁T bil isi ▁Spirit ual ▁Sem inary ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁– ▁N ers is yan ▁School ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁– ▁ ▁( school ) ▁founded . ▁▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁– ▁Ivan ▁Iz mir y ants ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁– ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁– ▁National ▁Parliament ary ▁Library ▁of ▁Georgia ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁– ▁City ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁T if lis ▁Governor ate . ▁▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁– ▁Opera ▁house ▁and ▁ ▁built . ▁▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁– ▁M ush tha id ▁Garden ▁opens . ▁▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁– ▁Dro eb a ▁newspaper ▁begins ▁publication . ▁▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁– ▁C au cas ian ▁Museum ▁founded . ▁▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁– ▁Population : ▁ 6 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁– ▁Lower ▁Beth le hem i ▁Church ▁built . ▁▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁ ▁Railway ▁station ▁built . ▁ ▁M sh ak ▁newspaper ▁begins ▁publication .