What is 1730s?
The '''1730s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1730 and ended on 31 December 1739. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''174th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1731. and ended on December 31, 1740.{{decadebox|173}} == Events == * The [[Great Awakening]] – A [[Protestant]] religious movement active in the [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonies]] of [[North America]] * [[Octant]] invented (probably around [[1730]]) independently by [[John Hadley]] in [[Great Britain]] and [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] in the American colonies == World leaders == * [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]] [[King of France]] (king from [[1715]] to [[1774]]) * [[Shah]]s of [[Persia]] ([[Safavid dynasty]] and [[Afsharid dynasty]]) # Tahmasp II, 1723–1732 # Abbas III, 1732–1736 # Nadir Shah, 1736–1747 (Began the [[Afsharid dynasty]]) * [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] [[List of British monarchs|King of Great Britain]] (king from [[1727]] to [[1760]]) * [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] [[King of Spain]] (king from [[1700]] to [[1746]]) [[Category:1730s| ]]