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Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak KCB (29 April 1803 – 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.
Sir James Brooke, Raja Putih Sarawak (29 April 1803 – 11 Jun 1868) ialah seorang tentera British dan pengembara yang mengasaskan Kerajaan Sarawak di Borneo. Baginda memerintah sebagai Raja Putih. pertama Sarawak dari tahun 1841 sehingga kemangkatannya pada tahun 1868.
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.
Mar 30, 2018 · The answer lies in the unlikely career of one of the most colourful figures of the 19 th Century, James Brooke, who essentially defined its borders, governed it as an independent kingdom, and established a dynasty of “White Rajahs” who were to continue to rule until 1946.
As the first ‘White Rajah’ of Sarawak, James Brooke quickly set about establishing a modest form of government, combining existing practices and customs with his own liberal humanitarian ideals.
From 1842 until 1946, three members of the English family Brooke governed the State of Sarawak in succession: Rajah Sir James Brooke (from 1842 until his death in 1868), his nephew Rajah Sir Charles Brooke (1868 – 1917), and his son His Highness Rajah Sir C. Vyner Brooke (1917 – 1946).
The Rajah of Sarawak, Sir James Brooke, KCB, LL.D (April 29, 1803 – June 11, 1868) was a British statesman. His father, Thomas Brooke, was English; his mother, Anna Maria, was born in Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Scottish peer Colonel William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre, by his mistress Harriott Teasdale.
