It was a revision of an earlier effort, Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, published anonymously in London in 1739 – 40.

* 1739 – Agostino Accorimboni, Italian composer ( d. 1818 )

The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin ( 1739 – 1811 ), in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture ( see, for example, the triumphal Arch of Titus ).

* 1739 – Dick Turpin, English highwayman ( b. 1705 )

( 1739 – 1740 )

* Edmond Martène ( 1654 – 1739 )

The Qianlong Emperor in ceremonial armor on horseback, painted by Giuseppe Castiglione ( 1688 – 1766 ) | Giuseppe Castiglione, dated 1739 or 1758.

* George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough ( 1739 – 1817 ), elder son of the 3rd Duke

Alexander Gordon ( 1739 – 1792 ), third son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a Lord of Session from 1788 to 1792 under the judicial title of Lord Rockville.

* 1739 – Richard Palmer is identified at York Castle, by his former schoolteacher, as the outlaw Dick Turpin.

* 1739 – Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect ( d. 1813 )

* 1739 – Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.

La Fontaine's model was subsequently emulated by England's John Gay ( 1685 – 1732 ); Poland's Ignacy Krasicki ( 1735 – 1801 ); Italy's Lorenzo Pignotti ( 1739 – 1812 ) and Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi ( 1754 – 1827 ); Serbia's Dositej Obradović ( 1742 – 1811 ); Spain's Félix María de Samaniego ( 1745 – 1801 ) and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa ( 1750 – 1791 ); France's Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian ( 1755 – 94 ); and Russia's Ivan Krylov ( 1769 – 1844 ).

* George Clinton ( vice president ) ( 1739 – 1812 ), Vice President of the United States and Governor of New York

* 1739 – Charles François Dumouriez, French general ( d. 1823 )

* 1739 – George Clinton, American politician, 4th Vice President of the United States ( d. 1812 )

* 1739 – Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect ( d. 1808 )

The Persian invader Nadir Shah spent several hours on the top of the mosque on 11 March 1739 to observe the Katl-e-Aam ( the killing of everyone in sight ) that he had ordered which resulted in 30, 000 deaths.

On February 13, 1739 the Persians under Nadir Shah defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Karnal, then occupied and looted Delhi, resulting in the fall of the Mughal Empire.

In February 1739, Nadir Shah captured Sirhind and moved towards the field of Karnal, a battle destined to be fateful to the Mughal rulers.

From 1737 to 1739, Heraclius commanded a Georgian auxiliary force during Nadir ’ s expedition in India and gained a reputation of an able military commander.

Thereafter, with the decline of the Mughal empire, the 1739 invasion of Delhi by Nadir Shah and the gradual growth of European power within the subcontinent, Persian or Persianate culture commenced a period of decline although it nevertheless enjoyed patronage and may even have flourished within the many regional " empires " or kingdoms of the subcontinent including that of the Sikh " Maharaja " Ranjit Singh ( r. 1799-1837 ).

* 1739: Persian ruler Nadir Shah sacks the Mughal capital of Delhi in India.

In 1739 after Nadir Shah had defeated the Mughals and acquired all the territory west of the Indus, he made the Wazir, Mahmud Khan Gujar, governor in Dera Ghazi Khan under the Kalhora chief, who also became his vassal.

Exploiting the decadence of the Delhi government, the Persian raider Nadir Shah defeated the Mughals at Karnal ( 13 February 1739 ) and finally sacked Delhi ( 11 March, same year ).

The Sayyeds ruled there until the 1739 invasion by Nadir Shah.

In 1739, Nadir Shah, the Persian emperor, attacked the Mughals.

The throne was looted in 1739 by Nadir Shah.

However most of them settled in the Katehar region during Nadir Shah's invasion of northern India in 1739 increasing their population up to 100, 0000.

In 1739 Delhi was invaded by Nadir Shah.

However most of them settled in the Katehar region during Nadir Shah's invasion of northern India in 1739 increasing their population up to 100, 0000.

In 1739, Nader Shah, emperor of Iran, defeated the Mughal army at the huge Battle of Karnal.

There it stayed until the invasion of Nader Shah of Khorasan in 1739 and the sacking of Agra and Delhi.

Two examples are the Battle of Palkhed in 1728 when he outmaneuvered the Mughal Governor of the Deccan province, and again in the battle against the Mughal Emperor, Muhammad Shah at Delhi during 1739.

Nader Shah invaded the Mughal Empire in 1738, and returned to Persia in 1739 with the original Peacock Throne as well as many other treasures, amounting to a very large reduction in Indian wealth, taken from the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

Shah of Iran and founder of the Afsharid dynasty in Persia, Nader Shah crossed the Indus and sacked the province in 1739.

The Battle of Karnal ( February 13, 1739 ), was a decisive victory for Nader Shah the emperor of Persia during his invasion of India.

Persian troops left Delhi at the beginning of May 1739, also taking with them thousands of elephants, horses, and camels, all loaded with the booty they had collected.

Following the rule of various Islamic empires, including the Ghaznavid Empire, the Ghorid kingdom, and the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals controlled the region from 1526 until 1739.

He succeeded in defeating the Dutch East India Company during the Travancore-Dutch War ( 1739 – 1753 ), the most decisive engagement of which was the Battle of Colachel ( 10 August 1741 ) in which the Dutch Admiral Eustachius De Lannoy was captured.

Colonies were established in India in Chandernagore ( 1673 ) and Pondicherry in the Southeast ( 1674 ), and later at Yanam ( 1723 ), Mahe ( 1725 ), and Karikal ( 1739 ) ( see French India ).

Some coins issued between 1729 and 1739 carry the mark EIC under the king's head, to indicate the gold was provided by the East India Company, while some 1745 coins carry the mark LIMA to indicate the gold came from Admiral George Anson's round-the-world voyage.

Some coins issued between 1729 and 1739 carry the mark EIC under the king's head, to indicate the gold was provided by the East India Company, while some 1745 coins carry the mark LIMA to indicate the gold came from Admiral Anson's round-the-world voyage.

Colonies were established in India in Chandernagore ( 1673 ) and Pondicherry in the Southeast ( 1674 ), and later at Yanam ( 1723 ), Mahe ( 1725 ), and Karikal ( 1739 ) ( see French India ).

The envoys were successful, and a treaty was signed on 12 July 1739 that gave the British East India Company rights to free trade in Maratha territory.

Subsequent French settlements were Chandernagore in Bengal, northeastern India in 1688, Yanam in Andhra Pradesh in 1723, Mahe in 1725, and Karaikal in 1739.

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King Narendra was married to a Tamil princess of Madurai ( Tamil Nadu, India ), and their child, Sri Vijaya Rajasinha who succeeded him after Narendra's death on May 24, 1739, was seen to be more Tamil than Sinhalese ( the majority ethnic group in Ceylon ).