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18th Century Timeline
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1. Anglo-Spanish War
1719
1727
1710-1711
1790
2. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1789
1768
1713-1714
1735
3. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1787
1718
1721
1760
4. The R
1703
1713-1714
1793
1794
5. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.
1778
1754
1721
1708
6. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire
1729
1718-1730
1770
1721
7. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.
1783
1796
1755
1742
8. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1785
1710
1780
1723
9. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1780
1794
1709
1713-1714
10. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1794
1794
1718
1739
11. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1708
1733
1795
1724
12. The South Sea Bubble
1763
1722
1720
1750
13. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1790
1768
1757
1788
14. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1701
1718-1730
1796
1762
15. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1709
1772
1726
1798
16. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.
1702
1707
1788
1773
17. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.
1794
1745
1788
1770
18. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1707
1796
1701
1736
19. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.
1771
1740
1703
1741
20. T
1778
1736
1720
1748
21. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1796
1773
1741
1738
22. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1799
1795
1735
1702
23. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1713
1715
1793
1710-1711
24. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1773
1775
1710-1711
1796
25. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1760
1765
1795
1799
26. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1703
1712
1720
1778
27. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina
1768
1715
1727
1711-1715
28. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1717
1796
1772
1761
29. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.
1768
1708
1788
1709
30. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.
1730
1703
1739
1794
31. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1733
1796
1726
1709
32. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1705
1788
1797
1709
33. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1785
1775
1714
1763
34. Revolt in the Vend
1721
1796
1793
1772
35. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1794
1792
1754
1775
36. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)
1723
1794
1721
1785
37. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and Third Carnatic War
1799
1775
1763
1741
38. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1767
1770
1713-1714
1785
39. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1796
1755
1790
1721
40. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1760
1709
1707
1756
41. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1779
1790
1769
1757
42. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1713-1714
1795
1768
1795
43. The French Revolution
1789
1713
1733
1763
44. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1778
1719
1791
1783
45. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1772
1772
1739
1759
46. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1747
1783
1794
1789
47. Polish revolt
1740
1732
1708
1794
48. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1772
1793
1709
1715
49. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
1705
1702
1757
1744
50. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1795
1721
1740
1758
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