Ancient history

What happened between 1710-1719?

1710

- The War of the Spanish Succession ends with the Treaty of Utrecht.

- The asiento, which gave Britain the right to sell slaves to Spanish America, is transferred to the South Sea Company.

- The Sacheverell affair, a political crisis in Britain, leads to the fall of the Whig government and the rise of the Tory government.

- The Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia continues.

- The Mughal Empire in India begins to decline.

- The Qing Dynasty in China bans Christian missionaries.

1711

- The Archduke Charles of Austria becomes the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

- The South Sea Company is founded in Britain.

- The Tuscarora War begins in North America.

- The Russian army occupies the Danubian Principalities.

- The Ottoman Empire begins to decline.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands.

1712

- The Peace of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of the Spanish Succession.

- The South Sea Company obtains the monopoly of trade with Spanish America.

- The Tuscarora War ends with the Tuscarora people being defeated and displaced.

- The Russian army withdraws from the Danubian Principalities.

- The Ottoman Empire loses territory to the Safavid Empire.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

1713

- The Treaty of Utrecht is ratified by the British Parliament.

- The South Sea Company begins trading with Spanish America.

- The Tuscarora people are resettled in New York.

- The Russian Empire gains territory in the Caucasus region.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.

1714

- The Queen Anne dies and is succeeded by King George I.

- The Hanoverian dynasty begins in Britain.

- The Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 begins in Scotland.

- The Great Northern War ends with the Treaty of Nystad.

- The Russian Empire gains territory in the Baltic region.

- The Ottoman Empire loses territory to the Safavid Empire.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

1715

- The Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 is defeated.

- The South Sea Company is granted a monopoly on the slave trade.

- The Russian Empire establishes the city of St. Petersburg.

- The Ottoman Empire loses territory to the Safavid Empire and the Habsburg Empire.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.

1716

- The South Sea Company is granted a monopoly on the South Sea trade.

- The Russian Empire invades Poland.

- The Ottoman Empire declares war on Austria.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.

1717

- The Spanish Empire declares war on Austria.

- The British capture Sardinia from Spain.

- The Russians occupy Livonia and Courland.

- The Ottomans besiege Belgrade.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.

1718

- The Treaty of Passarowitz ends the Austro-Ottoman War.

- The Peace of Stockholm ends the Great Northern War.

- The Quadruple Alliance is formed between Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.

1719

- The Spanish government issues a decree limiting the power of the South Sea Company.

- The South Sea Bubble bursts, leading to a financial crisis in Britain.

- The British government is forced to bail out the South Sea Company.

- The Maratha Empire in India expands further.

- The Qing Dynasty in China defeats the Dzungar Mongols.