Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years:	1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1720s decade ran from January 1, 1720, to December 31, 1729.

[edit] Events and trends

• The earliest pianos to survive into the 21st century were manufactured in this decade.
• Antonio Stradivari's 'Golden Period' of violin making ended.

[edit] World leaders

• Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711–1740)
• Frederick William I of Prussia, king in Prussia
• Shahs of the Safavid dynasty in Persia

1. Husayn (Safavid), 1694–1722
2. Tahmasp II, 1723–1732

• George I King of Great Britain (king from 1714 to 1727)
• George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
• Philip V King of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)
• Bhonsle Dynasty of the Marathas

1. Shahu

• Peshwa of the Marathas

1. Baji Rao I

• Muhammad Shah(Mughal Empire)