Timeline of 18th-century Muslim history
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18th century (1701–1800) (1112 AH – 1215 AH)
- 1703: In Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab.
- 1707: Death of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, accession of his son Bahadur Shah.
- 1711: War between Ottoman Empire and Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1710–11)). Russia defeated at the Battle of Pruth and Treaty of the Pruthsigned.
- 1712: Death of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I, accession of Jahandar Shah.
- 1713: Jahandar Shah overthrown by his nephew Farrukhsiyar.
- 1715: In Ottoman Empire the peninsula of Morea and other Adriatic fortresses that had been ceded to Venetian Republicare reconquered.
- 1716: Defeat of Ottoman Empire armies by the Austrians under Prince Eugene of Savoy at Battle of Peterwardeinand loss of strategic fortress of Temesvar.
- 1718: In the war against Austria, Ottoman Empire suffers continuing defeat and loss of fortress of Belgrade. By the Treaty of Passarowitz, Ottomans lost Hungary.
- 1719: Deposition of the Tulip period.
- 1722: Hussain taken captive, accession of Shah Tahmasp II.
- 1730: Zanzibar freed from Portuguese rule and occupied by Oreart. In Ottoman Empire Sultan Ahmed III is deposed by Patrona Insurrection which ends the Tulip period. Mahmud I ascends the throne.
- 1735: Start of war between Ottoman Empire and Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1735–39)).
- 1737: Entry of Austria into (Russo-Turkish War (1735–39)) against Ottoman Empire.
- 1739: Persian ruler Russo-Turkish War (1735–39)
- 1744: Nejd.
- 1747: Ahmed Shah Abdaliestablished Afghan rule in Afghanistan.
- 1752: Death of Shah Punjab, Kashmirand Sind.
- 1754: In Ottoman Empire death of Mahmud I and accession of Osman III.
- 1755: Division of the Mataram Sultanate, Indonesia, the last major independent Muslim state in Java before Dutch colonisation.
- 1757: In Ottoman Empire death of Osman III and accession of Mustafa III.
- 1761: Death of Shah Ahmed Shah Abdali came to India at the invitation of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi and smashed rising Maratha Empirepower in the Third Battle of Panipat.
- 1764: Conversion to West Sudan.
- 1768: Start of the war between Ottoman Empire-Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)) and defeats of Ottoman land armies at various battles.
- 1770: Burning of the Ottoman fleet at Naval Battle of Chesma by a Russian fleet that has come from Baltic Sea.
- 1771: Conquest of the Khanate of Crimea.
- 1773: Death of Ahmed Shah Abdali.
- 1774: In Ottoman Empire death of Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)). Khanate of Crimea nominally gained independence but in fact became a dependency of Russia.
- 1779: Signing of Aynalikavak Accord between Ottoman Empire and Russia.
- 1783: End of Kalhora rule in Sind. Russia occupies and annexes the Crimean Peninsulaand ends the rule of Khanate of Crimea.
- 1787: In Ottoman Empire start of war against Austria and Russia (Abdulhamid I and accession of Selim III.
- 1791: Signing of the Treaty of Sistova that ends the war between Austria and Ottoman Empire.
- 1792: War between Ottoman Empire and Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1787–92)) ends with signing of the Treaty of Jassy.
- 1793: Selim III issues a set of new regulations for the Ottoman Empire, providing for establishment of a military corps based on European models, reforming economic regulations by curbing the abuses of foreign berats, and revising the tax system.
- 1797: Death of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, the Shah of Persia. Russia occupied Dagestan.
- 1798: Landing of the armies of French Republic under the command of Admiral Lord Nelson. Alliance of Ottoman Empire – Great Britain – Russia against France.
- 1799: Defeat of the French expeditionary force from Egypt under Khoqand declared independent Islamic State. Death of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Kingdom of Mysorein India. By the end of this century, global Muslim population was estimated at 115 million.
See also
Timeline of Muslim history