1750s

Events and Trends

• Scientific navigation is developed
• The Seven Years\' War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Austria; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden.
• The French and Indian War on the American Continent
• The Battle of Plassey of 1757 in Bengal resulted in the beginning of British rule in India and the end of Indian independence.

World leaders

• Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary
• Frederick II of Prussia, King of Prussia
• Mughal Empire

1. Ahmed Shah Bahadur 1748-1754
2. Alamgir II 1754-1759
3. Shahjahan III 1759-1761

• Balaji Baji Rao(Peshwa of the Marathas)
• Hyder Ali(Mysore)
• George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
• Ferdinand VI King of Spain (king from 1746 to 1759)
• Karim Khan, the first Shah of the Zand dynasty of Persia

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