The Cholera Epidemic in the Emirate of Hail, its Causes and Effects 1288 AH /1871 AD

Abstract

This research addresses the cholera epidemic that swept through the Emirate of Hail in the year 1288 AH / 1871 AD. It examines the strategic location of the Emirate of Hail and its relationship with the epidemic. The research objectives encompass the environmental factors that made Hail a fertile ground for this pandemic. Additionally, it explores the role played by the Emirate of Hail in combating the pandemic. Key findings include the discovery of Hail's location pivotal role in the pandemic's arrival, the resolution of health-related consequences, particularly the death toll, the changes in the population structure of Hail's villages due to the pandemic, the role of Haili women during the crisis, the economic challenges like famine and inflation and how they were overcome, changes in Hail's governance system, and the pandemic as a significant political outcome, the security chaos as a critical military outcome, and the evidence of unconventional precautionary measures taken by the Emirate.