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18th Century Timeline
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1. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1735
1720
1713-1714
1773
2. Inconfid
1715
1794
1718-1730
1788
3. The Great Plague of Marseille
1720
1773
1754
1760
4. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1757
1738
1793
1712
5. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1740
1772
1754
1707
6. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.
1721
1744
1715
1790
7. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession
1738
1791
1713
1757
8. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1779
1745
1744
1757
9. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1702
1707
1785
1785
10. First Anglo-Maratha War
1775
1778
1703
1791
11. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1756
1768
1779
1790
12. War of the Polish Succession.
1738
1739
1741
1733
13. Russo-Turkish War.
1736
1793
1739
1735
14. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1715
1796
1738
1718
15. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1722
1740
1719
1787
16. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1766
1754
1707
1780
17. The Haitian Revolution
1747
1718
1791
1744
18. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt
1736
1776
1730
1701
19. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1729
1796
1745
1760
20. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.
1722
1738
1799
1785
21. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1775
1708
1702
1773
22. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1796
1704
1787
1726
23. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1730
1768
1735
1727
24. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1738
1776
1701
1795
25. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.
1785
1769
1768
1787
26. Anglo-Spanish War
1771
1727
1788
1735
27. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)
1793
1721
1724
1767
28. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1707
1722
1732
1735
29. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1780
1736
1718
1713
30. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1763
1798
1798
1778
31. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1748
1721
1707
1799
32. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
1722
1748
1797
1702
33. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1712
1708
1772
1766
34. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1795
1758
1792
1770
35. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1703
1739
1717
1733
36. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1700-1721
1741
1775
1748
37. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain
1738
1769
1712
1725
38. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.
1793
1773
1713
1719
39. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire
1745
1740
1718-1730
1720
40. Russo-Turkish War
1768
1721
1756
1781
41. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1720
1745
1750
1770
42. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1701
1735
1705
1796
43. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1736
1783
1790
1714
44. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1781
1707
1793
1793
45. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1726
1709
1796
1762
46. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1771
1790
1736
1796
47. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1707
1799
1770
1767
48. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1790
1722
1759
1772
49. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1794
1707
1736
1720
50. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing
1703
1726
1709
1709