20:
35:
133:
194:
in 1837. In 1842, an expansion began, with another production building being constructed: one of the largest in
Bulgaria during the period. In 1845, the factory became state property, and in 1853 Zhelyazkov's competitors libelled him and arranged his elimination from its administration. Zhelyazkov
178:
and administration. In the same time, the
Ottoman government was obliged to provide Zhelyazkov with machines and another building, while Zhelyazkov's obligations included supplying wool, furnishing the factory, hiring and paying to workers and selling the produced cloth for the price of 22
203:, where he was supposed to set up another factory. Zhelyazkov returned to Sliven in 1856 and, despite his long legal efforts to regain his rights over the Sliven factory, he died ill and in poverty in 1865.
214:
102:
school in his native town. Upon finishing, he tried several handicrafts until he discovered his talent in homespun tailoring. In the 1820s
Zhelyazkov introduced an improved wool-
147:
In 1834, Zhelyazkov returned to Sliven with his family and settled in his wife's house. There he constructed a production building (2.20 × 4.80 m, 3.80 m high), where he fitted
170:, a known reformer. Mahmud was impressed by Zhelyazkov's production and, in 1835, signed a contract with him officially establishing the Sliven textile factory. A sultan's
159:) and began to produce homespun, frieze and broad cloth. While this once again angered his competitors, he also earned a number of admirers among the local citizens.
276:
266:
106:
machine in his work, drawing down upon himself the anger of his competitors, who complained to the authorities. However, this did not stop
Zhelyazkov.
218:
113:) together with Dr Ivan Seliminski. The organization, initially a social one, would develop into a political society. Following the outbreak of the
114:
129:, marrying another emigrant, Mariyka Yanakieva, and became a wool and cloth merchant, touring the country and observing textile production.
151:, carding and spinning machines constructed by local smiths to designs brought from Russia. Zhelyazkov hired workers (including two
187:. Zhelyazkov's work is regarded as a historical achievement initiating the encouragement of local industry in the empire.
261:
118:
117:, Zhelyazkov took part in the organization of an uprising in the region of Sliven. However, after the signing of the
271:
256:
251:
141:
62:
50:
233:Делев, Петър; Валери Кацунов; Пламен Митев; Евгения Калинова; Искра Баева; Боян Добрев (2006).
24:
171:
91:
19:
95:
75:
34:
245:
71:
175:
191:
184:
174:
gave
Zhelyazkov a number of rights, including the right to supply cloth for the
67:
167:
132:
200:
196:
180:
163:
156:
152:
109:
In 1826, Zhelyazkov co-founded the Secret
Brotherhood (Тайно братство,
103:
137:
126:
122:
99:
87:
39:
131:
33:
28:
18:
148:
74:, the founder of the first textile factory in Bulgaria and the
162:
To look for support for his work, Zhelyazkov went to
190:The first to describe Zhelyazkov's factory was
8:
217:(in Bulgarian). Демокрация. Archived from
121:in 1829, Zhelyazkov was forced to flee to
277:Businesspeople from the Ottoman Empire
215:"Пътят на текстила минава през Сливен"
267:19th-century Bulgarian businesspeople
61:
7:
14:
235:История и цивилизация за 11. клас
63:[ˈdɔbriʒɛˈʎaskoffɛˈtisof]
23:Monument to Dobri Zhelyazkov in
237:(in Bulgarian). Труд, Сирма АИ.
213:Радева, Виолета (2000-11-16).
136:Dobri Zhelyazkov's factory in
115:Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829
38:Dobri Zhelyazkov's factory in
1:
98:, Zhelyazkov studied at the
66:; 1800–1865) was the first
295:
54:
47:Dobri Zhelyazkov Fetisov
125:in 1830. He settled in
144:
55:Добри Желязков Фетисов
43:
31:
135:
37:
22:
16:Bulgarian businessman
142:Felix Philipp Kanitz
119:Treaty of Adrianople
166:and met the Sultan
262:People from Sliven
145:
70:factory-owner and
44:
32:
284:
238:
229:
227:
226:
65:
60:
56:
25:Borisova gradina
294:
293:
287:
286:
285:
283:
282:
281:
242:
241:
232:
224:
222:
212:
209:
92:Silistre Eyalet
84:
58:
17:
12:
11:
5:
292:
291:
288:
280:
279:
274:
272:Industrialists
269:
264:
259:
254:
244:
243:
240:
239:
230:
208:
205:
111:Tayno bratstvo
96:Ottoman Empire
83:
80:
76:Ottoman Empire
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
290:
289:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
250:
249:
247:
236:
231:
221:on 2007-10-06
220:
216:
211:
210:
206:
204:
202:
198:
193:
188:
186:
182:
177:
173:
169:
165:
160:
158:
154:
150:
143:
139:
134:
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
107:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
81:
79:
77:
73:
72:industrialist
69:
64:
52:
48:
41:
36:
30:
26:
21:
234:
223:. Retrieved
219:the original
195:was sent to
189:
176:Ottoman Army
161:
146:
140:as drawn by
110:
108:
85:
46:
45:
42:, built 1834
257:1865 deaths
252:1800 births
90:/İslimiye,
246:Categories
225:2007-01-27
207:References
59:pronounced
168:Mahmud II
68:Bulgarian
51:Bulgarian
201:Anatolia
192:Ami Boué
181:groschen
164:Istanbul
86:Born in
157:Moravia
153:Germans
104:carding
185:arshin
172:firman
138:Sliven
127:Crimea
123:Russia
88:Sliven
40:Sliven
197:İzmit
155:from
149:looms
100:Greek
29:Sofia
183:per
82:Life
199:in
248::
94:,
78:.
57:,
53::
27:,
228:.
49:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
