Year by year · 18th century

1722

1722 in world history: 6 events, 9 births, 4 deaths and 1 state founded. 1,212 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 5 April

    Jacob Roggeveen reaches Easter Island

    Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first known European to reach Rapa Nui, naming it after the day of his arrival, Easter Sunday. His crew recorded the island's great stone moai.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Gulnabad

    The Battle of Gulnabad was fought in 1722 near Isfahan between an Afghan army led by Mahmud Hotaki and the Safavid army.

  3. Siege

    Siege of Isfahan

    The Siege of Isfahan was the siege of the Safavid capital by Afghan forces under Mahmud Hotaki in 1722.

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In the profiles

  • Safavid EmpireMir Mahmud Hotak wins at Gulnabad and takes Isfahan after a seven-month siege
  • Rapa NuiJacob Roggeveen reaches the island on Easter Sunday, 5 April

Wars and longer events

Born in 1722 9

Died in 1722 4

States founded 1

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