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(Redirected from Brooke Dynasty) British family which founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak

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
Country Raj of Sarawak
Founded24 September 1841
FounderJames Brooke
Current headJason Brooke
Final rulerCharles Vyner Brooke
Deposition1 July 1946

Rajahs of Sarawak:

Family tree

Thomas Brooke
Francis JohnsonEmma BrookeJames Brooke
1st White Rajah
John Brooke Johnson Brooke
Rajah Muda
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke
2nd White Rajah
George Brooke
Esca Brooke-DaykinCharles Vyner Brooke
3rd White Rajah
Bertram Brooke
Rajah Muda
Anthony Brooke
Rajah Muda
James Lionel Brooke
Jason Brooke

References

  1. "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)".
  2. Lockard, Craig A. (2009). Southeast Asia in World History. New York: Oxford. pp. 101–102.
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