▁▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁City ▁Hall ▁building ▁rem od elled . ▁▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁– ▁Population : ▁ 1 0 4 , 0 2 4 . ▁▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁Military ▁Museum ▁built . ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁– ▁Armen ian ▁Revolution ary ▁Federation ▁founded ▁in ▁T if lis . ▁▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁ ▁G arrison ▁C athedral ▁built . ▁ ▁Population : ▁ 1 5 9 , 8 6 2 . ▁▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁– ▁Alexand ropol - T if lis ▁railway ▁begins ▁operating . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁– ▁E riv an - T if lis ▁railway ▁begins ▁operating . ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁June : ▁Bank ▁rob ber y . ▁▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁▁ ▁opens . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁K hat is yan ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁Population : ▁ 3 2 7 , 8 0 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁T if lis ▁Governor ate ▁abol ished . ▁ ▁Conserv atoire ▁and ▁Armen ian ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁T if lis ▁founded . ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁February – May : ▁City ▁becomes ▁capital ▁of ▁Trans c au cas ian ▁Democratic ▁Feder ative ▁Republic . ▁ ▁May : ▁City ▁becomes ▁capital ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁T bil isi ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁T bil isi ▁Medical ▁Institute ▁established . ▁ ▁Ben ia ▁Ch kh ik