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| 1720 |
| | | The Dalai Lama in Lhasa accepts Chinese imperial protection, which lasts until 1911 | |
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| 1720 |
| | | Pope builds a villa, in the Palladian style. | |
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| c. 1720 |
| | | Young noblemen, particularly from Britain, visit Italy on the Grand Tour | |
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| c. 1720 |
| | | Canaletto begins to specialize in views of the Venetian canals, finding his main customers among the British | |
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| 1721 |
| | | In the treaty of Nystad Sweden cedes Estonia to Russia together with most of Latvia (the rest of which soon follows) | |
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| 1721 |
| | | Robert Walpole becomes Britain's chief minister and holds the post for an unrivalled span of twenty-one years | |
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| 1721 |
| | | With the transfer of Swedish territory on the Baltic coast, Russia becomes the dominant power in the region | |
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| 1721 |
| | | In a ceremony in St Petersburg's cathedral Peter the Great has himself proclaimed 'emperor of all Russia' | |
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| 1721 |
| | | Jean-Antoine Watteau paints the most splendid shop sign in history, for his friend Gersaint | |
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| 1721 |
| | | Johann Sebastian Bach writes the six Brandenburg Concertos for his employer at the court of Köthen | |
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