Zaza Jughashvili

Zaza was born sometime around 1780 possibly in Geri, but lived in the village of Ananuri and worked as a serf.^[1][2] Zaza was involved in the 1804 Mtiuleti rebellion against the Russian Empire and was imprisoned in Metekhi Castle on December 8, 1805.^[1][3][4][5] During his imprisonment, he escaped and fled to the Gori district where he worked as a serf for the Eristavi princes. During his employment under the Eristavi, he organized another peasant revolt and was forced to flee to Didi-Lilo. During his time in Didi-Lilo, he worked as a serf in a vineyard for Prince Machabeli and married an unknown woman and had a child Vano Zazovich Jughashvili, who in turn had two sons: Giorgi, and Besarion Jughashvili who were both born around 1850, 3 years after Zaza's death.^[1][5][6][7]