What is 1720s?
The '''1720s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1720 and ended on 31 December 1729. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''173th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1721. and ended on December 31, 1730.{{decadebox|172}} == Events and trends == * The oldest [[piano]]s still in existence today are from the 1720s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cris/hd_cris.htm |title=The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731) |author=Wendy Powers |publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art |access-date=7 December 2013}}</ref> == World leaders == * [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], [[King of France]] (king from [[1715]] to [[1774]]) * [[Shah]]s of the [[Safavid dynasty]] in [[Persia]]: # [[Husayn]], [[1694]]–[[1722]] # [[Tahmasp II]], [[1723]]–[[1732]] * [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], [[List of British monarchs|King of Great Britain]] (king from [[1714]] to [[1727]]) * [[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]]) ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1720s| ]]