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| 1707 |
| | The death of Aurangzeb introduces the long period of decline of the Mughal empire | |
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| 1739 |
| | The Persian ruler Nadir Shah enters Delhi and removes much of the accumulated treasure of the Mughal empire | |
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| 1757 |
| | Robert Clive defeats the nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey, and places his own man on the throne | |
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| 1774 |
| | In the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji, ending the recent Russo-Turkish war, the Ottoman empire cedes the Crimea to Russia | |
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| 1774 |
| | The treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji grants Russia special rights in relation to the Christian Holy Places under Ottoman control | |
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| 1806 |
| | Karageorge captures Belgrade and wins a limited independence for Serbia within the Ottoman empire | |
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| 1820 |
| | The Eastern Question, concerning Turkey's ability to control its vast empire, becomes a persistent nineteenth-century theme | |
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| 1821 |
| | An uprising in Greece against Turkish rule is followed by the massacre of several thousand Muslims | |
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| 1827 |
| | Britain, France and Russia, supporting Greek independence, defeat the Turkish and Egyptian fleets at Navarino | |
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| 1840 |
| | Muhammad Ali, officially viceroy for the Turkish sultan, establishes his own ruling dynasty on the throne of Egypt | |
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