الطاعون الكبير بالمغرب (1798- 1800م)‎ : دراسة ديمغرافية

الملخص EN

The subject of epidemics is characterized by its numerous aspects and complexity, as it is one of the challenges and constraints inherent in man over his historical course.

Throughout history, Morocco has witnessed many deadly diseases and epidemics, some of which were confined to a certain geographical range, while others have invaded the entire country.

Several factors interfered in their interpretation, and the ways in which they were dealt with it and confronting it differed according to historical periods and available possibilities, hence, the variety of the demographic, economic and political effects they have left over the ages.

Perhaps one of the most serious epidemics that Morocco subjected during the 19th century, which was repeated periodically, is the plague, that threatened the lives and stability of Moroccans, which was one of the most severe scourges on Moroccan society.

Therefore, I will try through this study, to cast light on one of the most important epidemics that Morocco experienced at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries, namely the Great Plague of 1798-1800, which swept the whole country, after a break of nearly half a century, by researching its nature, identifying its source, and the causes that contributed to its spread, whether they were natural or human, as well as monitoring the results and demographic effects it has left behind, through comparing foreign and Moroccan narratives that agree on the destructive power of this particular epidemic.

Which had a clear impact on the population structure, as it included various social groups, contributing to the perpetuation of the demographic recession and allowed for European penetration.