1739
Nader Shah Sacks Delhi
After routing the Mughals at Karnal, the Persian conqueror rode into Delhi beside a helpless Muhammad Shah.
Hume's Treatise of Human Nature
An obscure twenty-eight-year-old Scot published three anonymous volumes arguing that reason was the slave of the passions, that causation was a habit of mind…
Treaty of Belgrade
Austria, defeated in a disastrous war, signed a peace with the Ottomans that returned Belgrade and northern Serbia to the Sultan.
Stono Rebellion
Near the Stono River in South Carolina, about twenty enslaved Kongolese…
War of Jenkins' Ear
Britain declared war on Spain, nominally to avenge Captain Robert Jenkins, who had lost an ear to a Spanish coast-guard and carried it, pickled, to Parliament.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1739?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1739. The most significant is Nader Shah Sacks Delhi: After routing the Mughals at Karnal, the Persian conqueror rode into Delhi beside a helpless Muhammad Shah. A riot gave him his pretext.
What era was 1739 part of?
1739 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1739?
The events from 1739 span South Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America.