1817–1824 cholera pandemic

Period

January 1817 – December 1824

Map

Epidemics map

The first cholera pandemic (1817–1824), also known as the first Asiatic cholera pandemic or Asiatic cholera, began near the city of Calcutta and spread throughout South Asia and Southeast Asia to the Middle East, Eastern Africa and the Mediterranean coast. While cholera had spread across India many times previously, this outbreak went further; it reached as far as China and the Mediterranean Sea before subsiding. Millions of people died as a result of this pandemic, including approximately 10,000 troops in British service, which attracted European attention. This was the first of several cholera pandemics to sweep through Asia and Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. This first pandemic spread over an unprecedented range of territory, affecting almost every country in Asia.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. AD 427Nalanda mahavihara
2. AD 499Aryabhatiya
3. 1757Battle of Plassey
4. January 1817 – December 18241817–1824 cholera pandemicThis page
5. 1971Bangladesh Liberation War

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