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.
Portrait by Herbert Watkins, 1858
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.
The White Rajahs of Sarawak were a hereditary monarchy of the Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak as a sovereign state, located on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo in Ma
James Brooke
…Sir James Brooke (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. Brooke was born and raised in India during the rule of the British East India Company. After a few years…
His Highness Sir James Brooke, 1st White Rajah of Sarawak
Graves of the White Rajahs at St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England
Brooke Memorial outside the Old Courthouse at Kuching showing bronze image of a Sarawak native warrior
Fort Margherita was erected by Rajah Charles and named after his wife, the Ranee Margaret.