Decade · 1710 – 1719
The world in the 1710s
From 1710 to 1719 the atlas holds 541 states standing at some time. 178 things began - Robinson Crusoe, Clipperton Island and Peace of Utrecht among them - and 29 ended; 97 people were born and 76 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1710s
By kind, the best known first.
States 13
- Austrian Netherlands · state · 1714 – 1797
- Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739) · state · 1718 – 1739
- Ségou Empire · state · 1712 – 1861
- Kingdom of Champasak · state · 1713 – 1904
- Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867) · state · 1711 – 1867
- Nawabs of Bengal · state · 1717 – 1880
- Karamanli dynasty · state · 1713 – 1839
- Kong Empire · state · 1710 – 1898
and 5 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 131
- Russo-Turkish War · battle · 1710 – 1711
- Battle of Gangut · battle · 1714
- War of the Quadruple Alliance · war · 1718 – 1720
- Ottoman–Venetian War · war · 1714 – 1718
- Austro-Turkish War · war · 1716 – 1718
- Battle of Petrovaradin · battle · 1716
- Battle of Denain · battle · 1712
- Battle of Cape Passaro · battle · 1718
and 123 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 7
- New York Slave Revolt of 1712 · unrest · 1712
- Jacobite rising of 1719 · unrest · 1719
- War of the Mascates · unrest · 1710 – 1711
- Murder Friday · atrocity · 1714
- Tzeltal Rebellion of 1712 · unrest · 1712
- Fox Indian Massacre · atrocity · 1712
- Serra de Degollats massacre · atrocity · 1714
Famine and plague 1
- Great Northern War plague outbreak · plague · 1710 – 1711
Natural disasters 1
- Christmas Flood of 1717 · disaster · 1717
Treaties 13
- Peace of Utrecht · treaty · 1713
- Treaty of Passarowitz · treaty · 1718
- Treaty of Rastatt · treaty · 1714
- Treaty of the Pruth · treaty · 1711
- Treaty of Baden · treaty · 1714
- Treaties of Stockholm · treaty · 1719
- Triple Alliance · treaty · 1717
- Treaty of Adrianople · treaty · 1713
and 5 more in the atlas.
Works and ideas 6
- Robinson Crusoe · literature · 1719
- Clipperton Island · discovery · 1711
- Messier 13 · discovery · 1714
- Messier 50 · discovery · 1711
- Proper motion · discovery · 1718
- Bernoulli number · discovery · 1710
Trade and piracy 6
- Battle of Cape Fear River · piracy incident · 1718
- Blockade of Charles Town · piracy incident · 1718
- Capture of the Whydah Gally · piracy incident · 1717
- Execution of Stede Bonnet · piracy incident · 1718
- The King's Pardon at Nassau · piracy incident · 1718
- Wreck of the Whydah · piracy incident · 1717
What ended in the 1710s
States 13
- Crown of Aragon · state · 1162 – 1715
- Kingdom of Castile · state · 1065 – 1715
- Sikhs · state · 1709 – 1717
- Spanish Netherlands · state · 1581 – 1714
- Crown of Castile · state · 1230 – 1715
- Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) · state · 1111 – 1711
- Kingdom of Majorca · state · 1229 – 1715
- Principality of Catalonia · state · 1173 – 1714
and 5 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 12
- War of the Spanish Succession · war · 1701 – 1714
- Russo-Turkish War · battle · 1710 – 1711
- Ottoman–Venetian Wars · war · 1396 – 1718
- Ottoman–Venetian War · war · 1714 – 1718
- Queen Anne's War · war · 1702 – 1713
- Austro-Turkish War · war · 1716 – 1718
- Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations · war · 1538 – 1718
- Siege of Barcelona · battle · 1713 – 1714
and 4 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 3
- Rákóczi's War of Independence · unrest · 1703 – 1711
- Bashkir rebellion of 1704–1711 · unrest · 1704 – 1711
- War of the Mascates · unrest · 1710 – 1711
Famine and plague 1
- Great Northern War plague outbreak · plague · 1710 – 1711
Born and died
Born 97
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau · naturalist · 1712 – 1778
- David Hume · philosopher · 1711 – 1776
- Denis Diderot · philosopher · 1713 – 1784
- Frederick the Great · monarch · 1712 – 1786
- Jean Le Rond d'Alembert · engineer · 1717 – 1783
- Mikhail Lomonosov · inventor · 1711 – 1765
- Louis XV · monarch · 1710 – 1774
- Maria Theresa · monarch · 1717 – 1780
- Pope Pius VI · religious leader · 1717 – 1799
- Christoph Willibald Gluck · composer · 1714 – 1787
- Charles III of Spain · ruler · 1716 – 1788
- Peter II of Russia · politician · 1715 – 1730
- Mustafa III · ruler · 1717 – 1774
- Horace Walpole · politician · 1717 – 1797
- Qianlong Emperor · monarch · 1711 – 1799
- Ferdinand VI · ruler · 1713 – 1759
and 81 more in the atlas.
Died 76
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · engineer · 1646 – 1716
- Louis XIV · monarch · 1638 – 1715
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain · monarch · 1665 – 1714
- Joseph Addison · philosopher · 1672 – 1719
- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux · poet · 1636 – 1711
- Ole Rømer · astronomer · 1644 – 1710
- Charles XII of Sweden · monarch · 1682 – 1718
- Blackbeard · pirate · 1680 – 1718
- Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor · monarch · 1678 – 1711
- Frederick I of Prussia · politician · 1657 – 1713
- Richard Cromwell · politician · 1626 – 1712
- William Dampier · explorer · 1651 – 1715
- Bahadur Shah I · monarch · 1643 – 1712
- Louis, Grand Dauphin · person · 1661 – 1711
- Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy · politician · 1688 – 1714
- Sophia of Hanover · ruler · 1630 – 1714
and 60 more in the atlas.
States of the 1710s
The states that stood at some time in the 1710s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1710.
Europe225 states
- France · 481 – present
- Spain · 1516 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Charles XII of Sweden, Monarch of Sweden since 1697
- Denmark · 800 – present · Frederick IV of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1699
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Louis XIV, French co-prince of Andorra since 1643 and Francesc Julià Cano i Thebar, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1695
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present · Giovanni Antonio Fattori, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1709 and Gio. Antonio Belluzzi, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1709
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor since 1705
and 217 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa57 states
- Morocco · 1549 – present
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1703
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Safavid dynasty · 1501 – 1736 · Soltan Hoseyn, list of Safavid monarchs since 1694
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Tewoflos, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1708
- Safavid Iran · 1501 – 1736 · Soltan Hoseyn, list of Safavid monarchs since 1694
- Khanate of Khiva · 1511 – 1920
- Funj Sultanate · 1505 – 1821 · Badi III, Sultan of Sennar since 1692
and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa39 states
- Dahomey · 1600 – 1894
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888 · João II of Lemba, Manikongo since 1680 and Pedro IV of Kongo, Manikongo since 1696
- Mutapa Empire · 1430 – 1760
- Asante Empire · 1670 – 1902 · Osei Tutu, Asantehemaa since 1701
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Imerina · 1540 – 1897 · Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka, King of Imerina since 1710
and 31 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia118 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Mughal Empire · 1526 – 1857 · Bahadur Shah I, Mughal emperor since 1707
- Maratha Empire · 1674 – 1818 · Shivaji I of Kolhapur, Chatrapati since 1700 and Shahu I, Chatrapati since 1708
- Sikhs · 1709 – 1717
- Khanate of Bukhara · 1500 – 1785
- Kazakh Khanate · 1458 – 1847 · Tauke Khan, Kazakh khan since 1680
- Khanate of Kokand · 1709 – 1876 · Shahrukh Biy, khan since 1709
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Kanthirava Narasaraja II, Maharaja of Mysore since 1704
and 110 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia62 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present · Nasruddin of Brunei, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam since 1690 and Husin Kamaluddin, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam since 1710
- Qing dynasty · 1616 – 1912 · Kangxi Emperor, Emperor of China since 1661
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Sukjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1674
- Tokugawa shogunate · 1603 – 1867
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767 · Borommakot, Front Palace since 1708
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
- Aceh Sultanate · 1496 – 1903
and 54 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania15 states
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Mosquito Coast · 1637 – 1894 · Jeremy I of Mosquito, King of the Mosquito Nation since 1686
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Jesuit missions among the Guaraní · 1595 – 1768
- Province of Massachusetts Bay · 1691 – 1783
- Palmares · 1605 – 1710
- Dutch colonisation of the Guianas · 1621 – 1975
- Nueva Galicia · 1531 – 1825
and 7 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown25 states
- Kuba Kingdom · 1625 – 1900
- Kingdom of Matamba · 1631 – 1744 · Verónica I of Matamba, queen since 1681
- Baban · 1600 – 1847
- Saxe-Römhild · 1680 – 1710 · Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild, Duke of Saxe-Römhild since 1675
- Kingdom of Kakongo · 1500 – 1885
- Ngoyo · 1500 – 1885
- Akwamu Empire · 1625 – 1734
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
and 17 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1690 – 1739: every state, war and life of the 1710s, region by region.
- On the map in 1715: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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