Charles Vyner Brooke
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Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke was the last rajah of Sarawak from 1917 until his abdication in 1946. His cession of Sarawak to the British Empire marked the end of the Raj of Sarawak as well as the
Official portrait, 1932
Blue plaque on Vyner's former house in Albion Street, London.
Raj of Sarawak
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The Raj of Sarawak, Kingdom of Sarawak, or State of Sarawak, was a kingdom founded in 1841 in northwestern Borneo and was in a treaty of protection with the United Kingdom from 1888. It was formed fro
Charles Vyner Brooke
…Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the last rajah of Sarawak from 1917 until his abdication in 1946. His cession of Sarawak to the British Empire marked the end of the Raj of Sarawak as well as the Brooke dynasty's…
James Brooke, the founder of the Raj
The Dayaks, who subsequently became Brooke followers and most loyal to the raj along with the local Malays of Sarawak
This sketch labeled Raja Muda Hashim in Captain Keppel's book is in fact Pengiran Indera Mahkota according to James Brooke.
Iranun pirates attacking the 'Jolly Bachelor' a boat owned by Brooke in 1843