1703 Saint Petersburg is founded
Events
- 1700–1721: Great Northern War between the Russian and Swedish Empires.
- 1701: Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I.
- 1701: The Battle of Feyiase marks the rise of the Ashanti Empire.
- 1701–1714: The War of the Spanish Succession is fought, involving most of continental Europe.
- 1702–1715: Camisard rebellion in France.
- 1703: Saint Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great; it is the Russian capital until 1918.
- 1703–1711: The Rákóczi uprising against the Habsburg monarchy.
- 1704: End of Japan’s Genroku period.
- 1704: First Javanese War of Succession.
- 1706–1713: The War of the Spanish Succession: French troops defeated at the Battle of Ramillies and the Siege of Turin.
- 1707: Death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb leads to the fragmentation of the Mughal Empire.
- 1707: The Act of Union is passed, merging the Scottish and English Parliaments, thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1708: The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies and English Company Trading to the East Indies merge to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies.
- 1708–1709: Famine kills one-third of East Prussia‘s population.
- 1709: Foundation of the Hotak Empire.
- 1709: The Great Frost of 1709 marks the coldest winter in 500 years, contributing to the defeat of Sweden at Poltava.
Inventions, discoveries, and introductions
- 1709: The first piano was built by Bartolomeo Cristofori
Literary and philosophical achievements
- 1703: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki by Chikamatsu first performed
- 1704–1717: One Thousand and One Nights translated into French by Antoine Galland. The work becomes immensely popular throughout Europe.
- 1704: A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift first published