by the end of the 17th century, the family had been bestowed with the hereditary office of mayors of the palace (georgian: სახლთუხუცესი, "saxlt'-uxuc'esi") of the church of georgia. in 1701, the georgian king erekle i (nazar alī khān) elevated the maghalashvili to a princely rank or tavadi. after russian annexation of georgia, the family was incorporated among the princely nobility (knyaz magalov; ) of the empire in 1825.