1739 - What happened in 1739 ?

February 1739

Tuesday 24:

Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah

March 1739

Friday 20:

1739 – Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.

September 1739

Wednesday 09:

Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britains mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.

Friday 18:

The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.

October 1739

Saturday 03:

The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.

Friday 23:

War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.