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Belgium

Also known as Belgian

Belgium is a country in northwestern Europe that became independent in 1830 and acquired a large colonial empire in Central Africa. King Leopold II's Congo Free State absorbed the territories of the Luba and Lunda states from the 1890s, and the region passed to Belgian state rule in 1908. Belgian colonial rule ended the autonomy of the Luba Empire and Lunda Empire, whose rulers became client chiefs.

Belgium
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Luba EmpireDeclineCounty of FlandersImpactCounty of HainautSummaryPrince-Bishopric of LiègeDeclineDuchy of Parma and PiacenzaImpactGrand Duchy of LuxembourgSocioeconomy, Impact, Decline, SummaryKingdom of BelgiumFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryKingdom of the NetherlandsSocioeconomyKingdom of RwandaDecline, SummaryCongo Free StateGovernance, Decline, SummaryJainismSpread

Mentioned in 5 state histories

Principality of Stavelot-MalmedyNeutral MoresnetKingdom of BelgiumDuchy of Limburg (1839-1867)United Principalities

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Belgium. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/belgium
MLA
“Belgium.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/belgium. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Belgium.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/belgium.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Belgium’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/belgium (Accessed: ).

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