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The 18 pages that link to Leopold II of Belgium, each with the reason it gives.

• Scramble for AfricaRelated: His campaign for Congo territory helped trigger international competition for African claims.

• Berlin ConferenceRelated: His Congo ambitions intensified the rivalry addressed at Berlin.

• Congo Free StateRelated: His ambitions and authority shaped the state’s creation and administration.

• Henry Morton StanleyRelated: Leopold hired Stanley to secure treaties and build a route into the Congo basin.

• Treaty of London (1839)Related: His reign illustrates the Belgian monarchy established under the treaty's settlement.

• Force PubliqueRelated: He created the colonial regime whose authority the Force Publique was built to defend.

• Belgian colonial empireRelated: His ambitions and administration created the empire’s initial territorial foothold.

• Roger CasementRelated: Casement’s Congo findings challenged the regime Leopold governed.

• Edmund Dene MorelRelated: Morel’s campaign ultimately targeted Leopold’s personal control and extraction system.

• Leopold I of BelgiumBroader topic: Leopold I’s son inherited the throne and expanded the monarchy’s political reach.

• Tippu TipRelated: His colonial project sought to harness the Central African networks Tippu Tip commanded.

• Albert I of BelgiumRelated: Albert succeeded his uncle Leopold II after a reign marked by controversy over the Congo.

• William III of the NetherlandsCompared with: His colonial rule offers a neighboring comparison to William III’s Dutch imperial reign.

• Atrocities in the Congo Free StateRelated: His private sovereignty made the territory’s extraction project his responsibility.

• History of BelgiumRelated: His Congo project tied Belgian history to a violent colonial regime.

• La Belle OteroRelated: He was among the monarchs linked to Otero’s reputation for attracting powerful admirers.

• Ota BengaRelated: His regime’s exploitation and violence shaped the colonial setting of Benga’s early life.

• Auguste BeernaertRelated: As monarch, he worked with Beernaert during the latter’s decade as prime minister.