1730s

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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s

Years: 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739

Events and Trends

• The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America
• Sextant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies
• In 1737, the City of Richmond, Virginia is founded.

World leaders

• Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Shahs of Persia (Safavid dynasty and Afsharid dynasty)

1. Tahmasp II, 1723-1732
2. Abbas III, 1732-1736
3. Nadir Shah, 1736-1747 (Began the Afsharid dynasty)

George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)

Philip V King of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)

 

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