Meore Dasi ( ka, მეორე დასი; "Second Group") was the name for a group of Georgian

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that existed in the latter part of the 19th century, when Georgia was part of the

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. Founded in 1869 by Giorgi Tsereteli and Petre Umikashvili, it was a contrast to the Pirveli dasi (; "First Group") that was based around

Ilia Chavchavadze Tavadi, Tavadi (Prince) Ilia Chavchavadze ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 27 October 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgians, Georgian journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism ...

and was one of the first Georgian nationalist groups to exist. Responding to the new economic and political currents in European life, the meore dasi members, such as Tsereteli,

Niko Nikoladze Niko Nikoladze ( ka, ნიკო ნიკოლაძე, 27 September 1843 – 5 June 1928) was a Georgian writer and public figure primarily known for his contributions to the development of Georgian liberal journalism and his involvement in v ...

, and

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, were more radical than their predecessors in engaging in journalism, urban politics, and business, and according to historian

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they were "the first group of Georgian intellectuals to become involved primarily in the urban and economic life in Georgia. They were supplanted by the

Mesame Dasi Mesame Dasi ( ka, მესამე დასი) was the first social-democratic party in the Caucasus, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1892 by Egnate Ninoshvili and M. G. Tskhakaya as a literary-political group, and became affilia ...

(მესამე დასი, "Third Group"), which was composed mainly of Georgian

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