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18th Century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. more...

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Some history scholars will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as 1715-1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, or even 1688-1789, denoting the period of time between the Glorious Revolution in England and the start of the French Revolution. British historians such as Frank O'Gorman sometimes refer to the \"Long Eighteenth Century\" running from the Revolution of 1688 to the Great Reform Act of 1832.

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1700s

1701-1714: War of the Spanish Succession; 1703: Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.; 1707: Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments, thus establishing The Kingdom of Great Britain.; 1707: After Aurangzeb's death, the Mughal Empire enters a long decline.;

1710s

1715: Louis XIV died leaving France deep in debt.; 1718: City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America;

1720s

1720: The South Sea Bubble; 1721: Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto).; 1721: Treaty of Nystad signed, ending the Great Northern War.; 1722-23: Russo-Persian War; 1722: Afghans conquer Iran, ending the Safavid dynasty.; 1722: Kangxi Emperor of China dies.;

1730s

1733-38: War of the Polish Succession; 1735-99: The Qianlong Emperor of China oversees a huge expansion in territory.; 1736: Nadir Shah assumes title of Shah of Persia and founds the Afsharid dynasty. Rules until his death in 1747.; 1739: Nadir Shah defeats the Mughals and sacks Delhi.;

1740s

1740: Frederick the Great crowned King of Prussia.; 1740-48: War of the Austrian Succession; 1741: Russians begin settling the Aleutian Islands.; 1745: Second Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland begins.; 1747: Ahmed Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan.;

1750s

1750: Peak of the Little Ice Age; 1755: The Lisbon earthquake; 1756-63: Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.; 1757: Battle of Plassey signals the beginning of British rule in India.;

1760s

1760: George III becomes King of Britain.; 1762-96: Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.; 1766-99: Anglo-Mysore Wars; 1767: Burmese conquer the Ayutthaya kingdom.; 1768: Gurkhas conquer Nepal.; 1768-1774: Russo-Turkish War; 1769: Spanish missionaries establish the first of 21 missions in California.; 1769-73: The Bengal famine of 1770 kills one third of the Indian population.;