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A #thread on some of the most evil humans that you most likely have never heard about.
1. King Leopold of Belgium
1. King Leopold of Belgium
Cut off the heads of the men and hang them in the villages, have sexual intercourse with the native women and hang children and women on crosses.”
King Leopold II of Belgium to his generals, refering to people of his personal colony in the Congo.
King Leopold II of Belgium to his generals, refering to people of his personal colony in the Congo.
A child victim of Belgian atrocities in Congo stands with a missionary,
The Congo Free State was a corporate state in Central Africa privately owned by King Leopold II of Belgium founded and recognized by the Berlin Conference of 1885.
In the 23 years (1885-1908) Leopold II ruled the Congo, he massacred 10 million Africans by cutting off
In the 23 years (1885-1908) Leopold II ruled the Congo, he massacred 10 million Africans by cutting off
...their hands and genitals, flogging them to death, starving them into forced labour, holding children ransom and burning villages.
The ironic part of this story is that Leopold II committed these atrocities by not even setting foot in the Congo.
The ironic part of this story is that Leopold II committed these atrocities by not even setting foot in the Congo.
A Congolese man looking at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter who was killed,
The man in photograph is Nsala.
Photograph was taken by Alice Seeley.
Her written account about this photograph is in the book, Don’t Call Me Lady: The Journey of Lady Alice Seeley Harris:
"He hadn’t made his rubber quota for the day so the Belgian-appointed overseers
Photograph was taken by Alice Seeley.
Her written account about this photograph is in the book, Don’t Call Me Lady: The Journey of Lady Alice Seeley Harris:
"He hadn’t made his rubber quota for the day so the Belgian-appointed overseers
...had cut off his daughter’s hand and foot.
Her name was Boali.
She was five years old.
Then they killed her. But they weren’t finished. Then they killed his wife too. And because that didn’t seem quite cruel enough, quite strong enough to make their case,
Her name was Boali.
She was five years old.
Then they killed her. But they weren’t finished. Then they killed his wife too. And because that didn’t seem quite cruel enough, quite strong enough to make their case,
they cannibalized both Boali and her mother. And they presented Nsala with the tokens, the leftovers from the once living body of his darling child whom he so loved.
The ABIR Congo Company
The ABIR Congo Company
...(founded as the Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company and later known as the Compagnie du Congo Belge) was the company appointed to exploit natural rubber in the Congo Free State.
ABIR enjoyed a boom through the late 1890s,
ABIR enjoyed a boom through the late 1890s,
A catholic priest quotes a man, Tswambe, speaking of the hated state official Léon Fiévez:
From all the bodies killed in the field, you had to cut off the hands. He wanted to see the number of hands cut off by each soldier, who had to bring them in baskets…
From all the bodies killed in the field, you had to cut off the hands. He wanted to see the number of hands cut off by each soldier, who had to bring them in baskets…
A village which refused to provide rubber would be completely swept clean
The second pic is from An illustration from HM Stanley’s “The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration.
Under the reign of Leopold II, the Congo’s unique wildlife was fair game for sport killing by almost any hunter who could book passage and pay for a hunting license.
King leopold II was also depicted in “Heart of darkness” by Joseph Conrad.
2. David Sassoon the Merchant of Death.
David Sassoon is arguably the biggest drug peddler the world has ever seen.
He has public places named after him in the world. Winners write the history and same is true here .
The ugly side of this man is unknown to most of the people.
He has public places named after him in the world. Winners write the history and same is true here .
The ugly side of this man is unknown to most of the people.
David Sassoon was born in Baghdad in 1792.
Sassoon was from wealthy Jewish family in Baghdad,Iraq and his father was a wealthy banker.
They later on moved to Bombay, India due to persecution in Iraq and there begins the story of one of the biggest drug peddler.
Sassoon was from wealthy Jewish family in Baghdad,Iraq and his father was a wealthy banker.
They later on moved to Bombay, India due to persecution in Iraq and there begins the story of one of the biggest drug peddler.
British government under Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) granted several exclusive rights to this family to manufacture cotton goods , silk and most importantly Opium (most addictive drug of it’s time).
David Sassoon oversaw the opium production and it flourished in no time.
They forced farmers in North India and in several other parts to grow Opium.
It was then processed on an industrial scale and sold.
They forced farmers in North India and in several other parts to grow Opium.
It was then processed on an industrial scale and sold.
The picture below is of a Sassoon Opium warehouse in Patna,Bihar . It shows about 13,000,000 Pounds of Opium.
There were several famines as farmers were forced to grow opium and all the money went to British government.
Sassoon found a way to export to several countries like China and Japan.
He was always looking for new markets to export the opium produced in India.
In no time , he was exporting it to China and importing tea from there.
He was always looking for new markets to export the opium produced in India.
In no time , he was exporting it to China and importing tea from there.
The opium trade to China saw a huge rise in between 1830 – 1831 and part of profit went to Queen Victoria.
By 1880 Opium trade had skyrocketed to 105,508 chests per annum making the Sassoons the richest Jews in the world next to the Rothschilds.
By 1880 Opium trade had skyrocketed to 105,508 chests per annum making the Sassoons the richest Jews in the world next to the Rothschilds.
As the Opium addiction was increasing in China , Manchu Emperor of Qing Dynasty wanted it be stopped in 1839 .
This was a huge upset for Sassoons and East India Company because they wanted to continue the trade.
This was a huge upset for Sassoons and East India Company because they wanted to continue the trade.
David Sassoon demanded that Britain should retaliate against China.
Britain attacked China which is termed as ‘First Opium war’ to sell opium .
This was one of the bloodiest wars Britain fought to have rights to sell drugs to Chinese masses.
Britain attacked China which is termed as ‘First Opium war’ to sell opium .
This was one of the bloodiest wars Britain fought to have rights to sell drugs to Chinese masses.
Imagine America attacking Canada in order to secure it's 'right' to keep selling drugs to Canadians. Insane, isn't it?
Britain attacked China and won in 1842 which led to “The Treaty of Nanking” and Hongkong came under British rule for next 99 years and became a hub and a major opium trade route to the entire world.
Thus began the century of humiliation and impoverishment for China.
Britain forced the Chinese to smoke opium and entire China was impoverished to satisfy the greed of the few.
Britain forced the Chinese to smoke opium and entire China was impoverished to satisfy the greed of the few.
Many Chinese soon became addicted to opium which was mainly involuntary as they were forced to smoke.
The following picture shows Chinese being forced to smoke Opium at gunpoint.
The Sassoons with help from Britain drugged an entire nation and looted their wealth .
Britain protected the Sassoon opium trade and brought death and destruction to millions.
Britain protected the Sassoon opium trade and brought death and destruction to millions.
The Sassoon family fortune endures to this day, although they have branched out into many different ventures.
3. Ivan IV, Tsar of Russia( Ivan the terrible)
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.
Ivan was the son of Vasili III, the Rurikid ruler of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and was appointed Grand Prince at three years old after his father's death.
Ivan's reign was characterized by Russia's transformation from a medieval state into an empire under the Tsar, though at immense cost.
He lost his father at the age of 3, and his mother at the age of 8, which is said to be responsible for his mental instability.
In childhood, he used to kill birds by piercing their eyes and tearing off their feathers, just to feel relaxed.
Throwing dogs and cats from the windows, to see them suffer was his pastime.
Throwing dogs and cats from the windows, to see them suffer was his pastime.
He used to rape women and then kill them by burying them alive, or feeding them to starving dogs and bears.
He formed an organisation, Oprichniki, with mostly criminals as its members, wearing black robes and riding black horses,
He formed an organisation, Oprichniki, with mostly criminals as its members, wearing black robes and riding black horses,
...whose main purpose was to serve his orders and to kill anyone he wanted.
He used to have women stripped naked as the target for the practice of the Oprichniki.
He used to have women stripped naked as the target for the practice of the Oprichniki.
He killed his treasurer by boiling her in a cauldron.
In Novgorod massacre, he killed almost 20000 people by mutilating them, and roasting them in the fire.
In Novgorod massacre, he killed almost 20000 people by mutilating them, and roasting them in the fire.
He killed his 7th wife by drowning her because she wasn't a virgin.
Once, he got angry with his pregnant daughter-in-law because of the dress she was wearing, and beat her up, resulting in her miscarriage.
Once, he got angry with his pregnant daughter-in-law because of the dress she was wearing, and beat her up, resulting in her miscarriage.
When his son, the prince confronted him about the issue, he flew into a rage and killed his son by bludgeoning his head with his scepter. He immediately regained his cool and wept in regret.
4. Queen Ranavalona 1 (1778–1861) The Mad Queen of Madagascar
She was married to prince Radama who had 11 other wives,
but she was his first wife.
In 1810, Prince Radama succeeded his father as king.
He allowed European people to trade and settle their warehouses on the island,which was not liked by the queen.
but she was his first wife.
In 1810, Prince Radama succeeded his father as king.
He allowed European people to trade and settle their warehouses on the island,which was not liked by the queen.
In 1828, king Radama died due to illness and queen Ranavalona took advantage of the situation and spread rumors among illiterate citizens that God had destined her to become the new queen.
Finally she became queen after her coronation in 1828.
After becoming queen,she officially banned Christianity.
She warned her people not to practice Christianity.
Those who were charged with any crime were punished in most brutal ways.
She warned her people not to practice Christianity.
Those who were charged with any crime were punished in most brutal ways.
Hanging: The guilty would face hanging for days over steep cliffs,their relatives were forced to watch it as rope become frayed until it unraveled,sending victim to death
She liked to boil people alive...
She also delighted in burning and burying people alive.
Relatives of victims were forced to watch all the above mentioned barbaric punishments.
Relatives of victims were forced to watch all the above mentioned barbaric punishments.
In 1845 she ordered her court and 50,000 of her subjects to go on a buffalo hunt which lasted four months.
During these 4 months most of the people died of exhaustion and starvation. Only 10,000 could manage to survive.
During these 4 months most of the people died of exhaustion and starvation. Only 10,000 could manage to survive.
During queen Ranavalona's 33 year reign experts have estimated that at least 2.5 million (50–75 percent population of Madagascar) died due to queen's barbaric and ruthless system of justice.
5. Pol Pot
Pol Pot was a Cambodian revolutionary and politician who governed Cambodia as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979.
Born in 1925 into a relatively affluent family, he moved to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh when he was nine years old.
In 1949, he went to Paris on a scholarship and became involved with the communists there.
In 1949, he went to Paris on a scholarship and became involved with the communists there.
Four years later, he returned to Cambodia, which was fighting to gain independence from France. That was granted in 1954.
He joined the Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party (KPRP) after independence, and began to help plot a revolution.
Escaping a 1963 crackdown, he launched a national uprising in 1968, starting a bloody civil war killing half a million people.
Escaping a 1963 crackdown, he launched a national uprising in 1968, starting a bloody civil war killing half a million people.
The Khmer Rouge emerged victorious in 1975, and if the civil war wasn’t bad enough, it got worse.
Pot planned to turn Cambodia into a simple, agrarian, and socialist society.
He forced the urban population, such as teachers, doctors,
Pot planned to turn Cambodia into a simple, agrarian, and socialist society.
He forced the urban population, such as teachers, doctors,
...and other professionals, into the countryside, onto collective farms, and executed anyone who complained or broke rules, and not by a gun, but by a pickaxe.
There were more than 150 detention centers for any dissidents. S-21, the most notorious one, had 7 survivors out of 20,000.
Others were taken to killing fields, executed, and buried in mass graves.
If you go to Cambodia, you can see exhibitions of the victim’s skulls.
Others were taken to killing fields, executed, and buried in mass graves.
If you go to Cambodia, you can see exhibitions of the victim’s skulls.
Pot had almost complete control over people’s lives.
He outlawed religon, most reading, money, anything private, and strictly governed sexual relations, vocabulary, and clothing.
He outlawed religon, most reading, money, anything private, and strictly governed sexual relations, vocabulary, and clothing.
The Rouge’s reform was so extreme they even renamed the country to Democratic Kampuchea and ordered rice fields to be realigned to match the checkerboard pattern on the coat of arms.
Out of a counry of not even ten million, it is estimated up to three million people were brutally murdered, worked to death, or starved in just three years.
In 1978, Vietnam invaded Cambodia, capturing Phnom Penh in a few weeks.
In 1978, Vietnam invaded Cambodia, capturing Phnom Penh in a few weeks.
The Khmer Rouge, however, fought the Vietnamese until a treaty was signed in 1991.
Six years later, this brutal man was captured by a splinter group of his party and placed under house arrest, where he died in his sleep.
Pot’s legacy continues to rock Cambodia today,
Six years later, this brutal man was captured by a splinter group of his party and placed under house arrest, where he died in his sleep.
Pot’s legacy continues to rock Cambodia today,
...which is struggling to recover from the destruction the Khmer Rouge inflicted.
6. Dr Shiro Ishii
He was a Japanese General and the Founder of Unit 731. A camp used for horrifying experiments and testing of biological weapons on living humans.
Born in 1892, Ishii advanced through his schooling and became a doctor.
In 1921, he became an Army surgeon in the Japanese Imperial Army.
He toured the west in the 1930s and studied biological and chemical warfare.
In 1921, he became an Army surgeon in the Japanese Imperial Army.
He toured the west in the 1930s and studied biological and chemical warfare.
In 1936, Ishii helped to create Unit 731, which occupied 150 buildings over 6 square kilometers.
Each year, the Japanese army would provide him with 600 people (prisoners of war and civilians from China, the Korean Peninsula, Mongolia and the former Soviet Union, and others)
Each year, the Japanese army would provide him with 600 people (prisoners of war and civilians from China, the Korean Peninsula, Mongolia and the former Soviet Union, and others)
...who were brought to Unit 731.
The Unit 731 group did live experiments on these people, who were referred to as "maruta" (meaning "logs" in Japanese), including germ warfare and chemical warfare. More than 10,000 people in total were tortured or infected and killed.
The Unit 731 group did live experiments on these people, who were referred to as "maruta" (meaning "logs" in Japanese), including germ warfare and chemical warfare. More than 10,000 people in total were tortured or infected and killed.
Experiments performed on live humans included:
Simulating strokes by injecting air bubbles into live persons.
Subjecting live people to frostbite to study tissue damage.
Subjecting live people to hypothermia to study the effects of freezing on people.
Simulating strokes by injecting air bubbles into live persons.
Subjecting live people to frostbite to study tissue damage.
Subjecting live people to hypothermia to study the effects of freezing on people.
Testing disease agents on people including Cholera, and Bubonic Plague.
He once tied hundreds of Chinese prisoners--men, women and children--to stakes out in a huge field and fired mortars laced with anthrax into the field so the shrapnel would scatter,
He once tied hundreds of Chinese prisoners--men, women and children--to stakes out in a huge field and fired mortars laced with anthrax into the field so the shrapnel would scatter,
inflicting moderate wounds on the prisoners and inoculating their flesh with the anthrax bacterium.
He then let the suffering men, women and children essentially slowly rot away while he and his cohorts studied the progression of the anthrax on their bodily systems over a period of days to weeks until the victims expired from the trauma.
Other horrors included cutting off limbs and sewing them onto various parts of the body to see if the grafts would take or fail.
He never used any anesthesia or pain-killing medications as these were reserved for wounded Japanese soldiers.
He never used any anesthesia or pain-killing medications as these were reserved for wounded Japanese soldiers.
In the last days of World War II, Ishii had the remaining 150 prisoners killed and the compound blown up, rather than allow the Allied powers to see evidence of what had occurred.
He was never prosecuted and on his deathbed he converted to Roman Catholicism in order, in his own mind, to avoid going to hell for his crimes.
7. Delphine Lalaurie
Delphine LaLaurie was a sadistic socialite who lived in New Orleans. Her home was a hallway of disease, horror, and death.
On April 10, 1834, a fire broke out in the mansion’s kitchen, and firefighters found a 70-year old black woman chained to the stove.
On April 10, 1834, a fire broke out in the mansion’s kitchen, and firefighters found a 70-year old black woman chained to the stove.
She appears to have started the fire in order to attract outside attention while Delphine was trying to save her furniture.
The authorities were led by other slaves to the attic, and they were pretty perplexed. Disfigured and maimed slaves were manacled to the walls or floors.
The authorities were led by other slaves to the attic, and they were pretty perplexed. Disfigured and maimed slaves were manacled to the walls or floors.
Several had been the subjects of weird medical experiments probably performed by the husband who was a doctor.
“One man appeared to be part of some bizarre sex change, a woman was trapped in a small cage with her limbs broken and reset to look like a crab,
“One man appeared to be part of some bizarre sex change, a woman was trapped in a small cage with her limbs broken and reset to look like a crab,
...and another woman with arms and legs removed, and patches of her flesh sliced off in a circular motion to resemble a caterpillar.”
Some had had their mouths sewn shut, and starved to death, others had their hands sewn to different body parts.
Most dead, the remaining that were alive begging to be killed, to be released from the unbearable pain.
Most dead, the remaining that were alive begging to be killed, to be released from the unbearable pain.
LaLaurie and the husband fled by boat before she could be brought to justice, leaving the butler who also participated to face the wrath of the mob that had gathered outside.
It is believed she died in Paris in December 1842.
It is believed she died in Paris in December 1842.
8. Gilles de Rais
Rais was a soldier who fought against the English, often serving alongside famed knight Joan of Arc.
A year after Joan was burned at the stake, Rais retired from military service and returned to his family’s castle, at Machecoul.
A year after Joan was burned at the stake, Rais retired from military service and returned to his family’s castle, at Machecoul.
From there, Rais began a campaign of sadistic sex murders, killing between 60 and 200 children.
He preferred boys between the ages of 6 and 18.
His victims were generally blue-eyed and blond-haired, and were usually kidnapped from the village of Machecoul
He preferred boys between the ages of 6 and 18.
His victims were generally blue-eyed and blond-haired, and were usually kidnapped from the village of Machecoul
...and the surrounding areas, or lured to his castle.
His first victim was a 12-year-old messenger who was hanged by his neck on a metal hook and raped before being put out of his misery.
More and more children started to disappear and suspicion arose.
His first victim was a 12-year-old messenger who was hanged by his neck on a metal hook and raped before being put out of his misery.
More and more children started to disappear and suspicion arose.
Unfortunately, the locals were too terrified to go up against one of the most powerful men in France.
Rais had a specially built chamber where he would restrain his victims while he proceeded with his grotesque sexual acts.
Rais had a specially built chamber where he would restrain his victims while he proceeded with his grotesque sexual acts.
He would kill them with a variety of methods, which included dismemberment, decapitation and disembowelment.
According to witnesses at his trial, he enjoyed watching them die, sometimes even laughing.
According to witnesses at his trial, he enjoyed watching them die, sometimes even laughing.
After some difficulty, a case was finally brought up against him.
Rais stated at his trial that he admired the heads and body parts of his more beautiful victims.
He was arrested in September of 1440, and indicted on 34 counts of murder.
Rais stated at his trial that he admired the heads and body parts of his more beautiful victims.
He was arrested in September of 1440, and indicted on 34 counts of murder.
He would eventually confess to the murders under the threat of torture.
Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy and heresy and was hanged and then burned on October 16, 1440, along with two of his servants.
Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy and heresy and was hanged and then burned on October 16, 1440, along with two of his servants.
Gilles de Rais would become one of the first known serial killers in history.
The guilt and conscience that he would show, when not taken over by the urge to murder, only confirmed how depraved and mentally disturbed this man was.
The guilt and conscience that he would show, when not taken over by the urge to murder, only confirmed how depraved and mentally disturbed this man was.
9. This one is a tie between Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda of the Japanese 16th Division during WWII
In 1937, the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and its sister newspaper, the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, covered a "contest" between two Japanese officers, Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda of the Japanese 16th Division.
The two men were described as vying to be the first to kill 100 people with a sword before the capture of Nanking.
From Jurong to Tangshan (two cities in Jiangshu Province, China), Mukai had killed 89 people while Noda had killed 78 people.
From Jurong to Tangshan (two cities in Jiangshu Province, China), Mukai had killed 89 people while Noda had killed 78 people.
The contest continued because neither had killed 100 people.
By the time they had arrived at Zijin Mountain, Noda had killed 105 people while Mukai had killed 106 people.
By the time they had arrived at Zijin Mountain, Noda had killed 105 people while Mukai had killed 106 people.
Both officers supposedly surpassed their goal during the heat of battle, making it impossible to determine which officer had actually won the contest.
Therefore, (according to journalists Asami Kazuo and Suzuki Jiro, writing in the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun of December 13), they decided to begin another contest to kill 150 people.
The Nichi Nichi headline of the story of December 13 read "'Incredible Record' [in the Contest to] Behead 100 People—Mukai 106 – 105 Noda—Both 2nd Lieutenants Go Into Extra Innings".
After Japan surrendered, Mukai and Noda were arrested, each charged as a "Civilized Public Enemy", and executed at gunpoint in Nanking.
10. Elizabeth Bathory
Elizabeth Bathory was accused of killing hundreds of young women between 1585 and 1610.
The highest number cited during her trial was 650!
The highest number cited during her trial was 650!
She was born in a family of nobility and endowed with education, wealth and a stellar social position.
She spoke 4 languages and was married off to a wealthy nobleman at the age of 14/15.
She spoke 4 languages and was married off to a wealthy nobleman at the age of 14/15.
According to all testimony, Báthory's initial victims were the adolescent daughters of local peasants, many of whom were lured by offers of well-paid work as maidservants in the castle.
Later, she is said to have begun to kill daughters of the lesser gentry,
Later, she is said to have begun to kill daughters of the lesser gentry,
who were sent to her gynaeceum (women's quarters) by their parents to learn courtly etiquette (a code of social behavior).
Abductions were said to have occurred as well.
In addition to the defendants, several people were named for supplying Elizabeth Báthory with young women,
Abductions were said to have occurred as well.
In addition to the defendants, several people were named for supplying Elizabeth Báthory with young women,
...procured either by deception or by force.
The atrocities described most consistently included severe beatings, burning or mutilation of hands, biting the flesh off the faces, arms and other body parts, freezing or starving to death.
The atrocities described most consistently included severe beatings, burning or mutilation of hands, biting the flesh off the faces, arms and other body parts, freezing or starving to death.
The use of needles to torture victims was also mentioned by the collaborators in court.
Two witnesses (court officials Benedikt Deseo and Jakob Szilvassy) actually saw the Countess herself torture and kill young servant girls.
Two witnesses (court officials Benedikt Deseo and Jakob Szilvassy) actually saw the Countess herself torture and kill young servant girls.
Claims were made accusing Báthory of stripping servants of their clothing and forcing them to stand in the freezing cold until they died from hypothermia.
Some also accused the countess of bathing in her victims' blood as it was rumoured to preserve beauty and youth.
Some also accused the countess of bathing in her victims' blood as it was rumoured to preserve beauty and youth.
In December 1610, Elizabeth was arrested and so were four of her favourite servants and intimates, who were accused of being her accomplices.
They were tried and found guilty. Three of them were executed and the fourth was sentenced to life imprisonment.
They were tried and found guilty. Three of them were executed and the fourth was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Elizabeth herself was not put on trial, because of her family’s standing, but she was shut up in Csetje Castle and held in solitary confinement in a room whose windows were walled up.
She was 54 when she died there in 1614.
She was 54 when she died there in 1614.
