The Brooke family is an English family that ruled the Raj of Sarawak, from 1841 until 1 July, 1946, when Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last "White Rajah" ceded Sarawak to the British Empire due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War II.
Brooke Family | |
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Country | Raj of Sarawak |
Founded | 24 September 1841 |
Founder | James Brooke |
Current head | Jason Brooke |
Final ruler | Charles Vyner Brooke |
Deposition | 1 July 1946 |
Rajahs of Sarawak:
- James Brooke (1841–1868)
- Charles Brooke (1868–1917)
- Charles Vyner Brooke (1917–1946)
Family tree
Thomas Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Johnson | Emma Brooke | James Brooke 1st White Rajah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
John Brooke Johnson Brooke Rajah Muda | Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke 2nd White Rajah | George Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Esca Brooke-Daykin | Charles Vyner Brooke 3rd White Rajah | Bertram Brooke Rajah Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Brooke Rajah Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Lionel Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)".
- Lockard, Craig A. (2009). Southeast Asia in World History. New York: Oxford. pp. 101–102.
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