Editing 1740s

{{short description|Decade}}
<imagemap>File:1740s montage.jpg|thumb|335x335px|From top left, clockwise: The [[War of Jenkins' Ear]], a conflict between the [[British Empire|British]] and [[Spanish Empire]]s lasting from 1739 to 1748. The [[War of the Austrian Succession]] from 1740 to 1748, caused by the death of [[Emperor Charles VI]] in 1740. The [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)|siege of Trichinopoly]], a conflict between the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and the [[Maratha Empire]] over the [[Carnatic region]]. [[George Anson, 1st Baron Anson|George Anson]] burns [[Paita]], a settlement in Peru in 1742 whilst on a [[George Anson's voyage around the world|voyage around the world]]. [[Nader Shah]] declares war on the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1743 resulting in the [[Ottoman–Persian War (1743–1746)|Ottoman–Persian War]]. Following the end of the [[First Silesian War]] in 1742, the [[Second Silesian War]] occurs as a continuation of the first war. A [[Leyden jar]] is discovered independently by [[Ewald Georg von Kleist]] and [[Pieter van Musschenbroek]]. The [[Jacobite rising of 1745]], an attempt by [[Charles Edward Stuart]] to regain the British throne for his [[James Francis Edward Stuart|father]].
rect 32 32 650 500 [[War of Jenkins' Ear]]
rect 700 32 2154 500 [[War of the Austrian Succession]]
rect 32 1000 650 500 [[Leyden jar]]
rect 700 1000 1550 520 [[Jacobite rising of 1745]]
rect 2000 1000 1550 520 [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)]]
rect 32 1350 650 1050 [[Second Silesian War]]
rect 1350 1350 700 1050  [[Ottoman–Persian War (1743–1746)]]
rect 2000 1350 1400 1050 [[George Anson's voyage around the world]]
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The '''1740s''' (pronounced "seventeen-forties") decade ran from January 1, 1740, to December 31, 1749. Many events during this decade sparked an impetus for the [[Age of Enlightenment|Age of Reason]]. Military and technological advances brought one of the first instances of a truly [[global war]] to take place here, when [[Maria Theresa]] of Austria’s struggle to succeed the various crowns of her father King [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] led to a war involving nearly all European states in the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], eventually spilling over to North America with the [[War of Jenkins’ Ear]] (which went on to involve many of the West’s first ferocious maritime battles). Capitalism grew robust following the fallout of the [[South Sea Company|South Sea bubble]] two decades prior and the subsequent reign of [[Sir Robert Walpole]], whose rule ended in the earlier half of this decade.

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