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James Brooke. Sir James Brooke, Rajah [note] of Sarawak KCB (29 April 1803 [3] – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868. Brooke was born and raised during the Company Raj of the British East India Company in India.
Brooke Raj, (1841–1946), dynasty of British rajas that ruled Sarawak (now a state in Malaysia) on the island of Borneo for a century. Sir James Brooke (b. April 29, 1803, Secrore, near Benares, India—d. June 11, 1868, Burrator, Devon, Eng.), first visited the Eastern Archipelago on an unsuccessful
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Sep 22, 2020 · Before long Brooke had established an independent rule over the territory and the Sultan recognized him as Rajah of Sarawak on August 18, 1842. James took his role seriously and brought in steps to reform the government, introduced new laws and battled against slavery and piracy. Dyak unrest continued throughout his reign.
James Brooke was born in Secrore, a suburb of Benares, India. After service with the British East India Company, Brooke became a private merchant, acquiring the Sultanate of Sarawak as a result of intervening in an uprising against the Sultan of Brunei.
History of Sarawak. The works of Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad are renowned but not many know that an Englishman named James Brooke was the inspiration for Kipling’s novella, The Man who would be King and Conrad’s Lord Jim. Explore the timeline below, and take a journey through 175 years of the Brooke family's relationship with Sarawak.
Brookes of Sarawak: The White Rajas. Three generations of Brooke family members—known as the “White Rajahs”—reigned as Kings of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. The founder and first monarch of the dynasty was adventurer James Brooke. Born into an established Anglo-Indian family, he left the East India Company’s army due to an injury, and with his father’s inheritance purchased the ...
May 14, 2018 · Sir James Brooke (1803-1868) was a British empire builder and the first "white ruler" of Sarawak, Borneo. Founder of a dynasty, Brooke ruled with integrity, justice, and a sympathetic understanding of the indigenous population. James Brooke was born on April 29, 1803, in Benares, India, son of Thomas Brooke, a judge of the High Court of India.
