Kuching
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Kuching, officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at
Kuching Skyline
The Sarawak State Museum, Kuching, Malaysia
Fort Margherita in Kuching sarawak
Astana Sarawak
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
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…Brunei in 1827. It was the third capital of Sarawak in 1827 during the administration of the Bruneian Empire. In 1841, Kuching became the capital of the Kingdom of Sarawak after the territory in the area was ceded to James Brooke for helping the Bruneian Empire in crushing a rebellion particularly by the interior…
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