James Brooke
Rajah of Sarawak (1803-1868) · India · Politicians · Died at 65
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Something wrong?Sir James Brooke, 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.
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Attack by Illanun pirates on Brooke's Jolly Bachelor, T. Datu, 1843
Royalist 1834 - Royal Yacht Squadron - illustrated 1909![James Brooke and Sir Edward Belcher negotiating with the Sultan of Brunei, Oct 1844 which eventually led to the signing of the Treaty of Labuan between the Brunei sultanate and the British delegation on 18 December 1846 at the court of Brunei, in which Labuan was ceded to Great Britain.[9][10][11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Anglo_Bruni_Treaty_1844.jpg/1280px-Anglo_Bruni_Treaty_1844.jpg)
James Brooke and Sir Edward Belcher negotiating with the Sultan of Brunei, Oct 1844 which eventually led to the signing of the Treaty of Labuan between the Brunei sultanate and the British delegation on 18 December 1846 at the court of Brunei, in which Labuan was ceded to Great Britain.[9][10][11]
Portrait of Sir James Brooke in 1847 by Francis Grant
James Brooke's House in Kuching, 1848
1923 Illustration by R. Caton II Woodville "Sir James Brooke in Borneo 1842"
Brooke circa 1860Awards
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deceased
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Lived 1803 to 1868 · aged 65
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